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liberal BR
parent of today's Democrats BR
feared powerful government; believed in the "many". |
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conservative BR
parent of today's Republicans BR
wanted strong government run by aristocrats (w/ checks and balances); believed in the "few". |
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| characterized by caution, moderation, or reluctance to make changes; avoiding extremes. |
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| having political views that favor civil liberties, democratic reforms, and the use of power to promote social progress. |
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-aimed at French BR
-made it difficult for foreigners to become citizens BR
- said that president could throw out anyone that he thought posed a threat to the country. |
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| -made it illegal to criticize the government. |
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| Virginia and Kentucky Resolves |
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| -Jefferson and Madison stated that if states saw and act as unconstitutional, they had the right to say so and not follow it. |
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| -gives SC the right to declare acts unconstitutional. |
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| -British were capturing American soldiers and forcing them to fight for them. |
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| -the belief that America was obviously destined to expand to the West coast and beyond. |
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| -Jefferson bought land from France for $15 million in 1803. |
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| -land obtained when America won the Mexican War in 1848 (we paid $15 million). |
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| -land bought in 1853 for $10 million to run railroads through. |
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-invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney BR
-made cotton more profitable, spread slavery. |
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-invented by Eli Whitney
-beginning of mass production |
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-steamboat, locomotive
-revolutionized transportation and travel |
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| -invented by Sam Morse; allowed for communication all across the country. |
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| -invented by Sam Morse; series of beeps and stuff that formed the alphabet |
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| -SC decision that made it unconstitutional to remove Indians from their land. |
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| -the forced march of indians to new territory |
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| -the forced march of indians to new territory |
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| -top of the Southern class system |
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| -second in S. class system |
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| -killing someone before their trial |
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| -to make reasons that explain why something is good |
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| -the belief that states have the right to nullify laws |
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| -not obey laws if unconstitutional |
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| -to withdraw; states withdrew from the union |
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-Missouri was admitted as a slave state, but Maine was created as a free state.
-anything north of Missouri's southernmost border was to be free. |
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-proposed by Stephan Douglas BR
-said that K and N should have popular sovreignty |
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| -the idea that the majority should decide whether the state is free or not |
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| -wants to end slavery because it is a moral evil |
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| -wanted to end slavery because slaves were competition |
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| -group brought into Kansas by Atchison to alter votes and kill people |
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| -Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri |
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| -population count every hundred years |
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