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| The Gibbons v. Ogden case gave the ______ government the sole right to regulate interstate commerce, or trade between states. |
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| Provides a quick, economical way to ship goods from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. |
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| His invention of the cotton gin made large-scale cotton production possible. |
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| Belief that one's own region of the country was more important than the nation as a whole. |
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| Declared the Americas off-limits to European colonization. |
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| The Missouri Compromise was nullified by this. |
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| Slaves captured in Africa were held in prisons, or holding stations, know as these. |
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| This president tried to get rid of the Second Bank of the United States. |
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| This Supreme Court case stated that national interests should be put above state interests. |
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| This man is considered the "father of the American factory system" |
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| In the mid-1800s, this was the fastest way to send a message long distance. |
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| The Industrial Revolution began in the 18th century here. |
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| The forced march of Native Americans from the Southeast to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River was called this. |
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| Under the terms of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri was admitted to the Union as a "slave" state and this state was admitted as a "free" state. |
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| ths political party was organized by a fraternal organization called the Know-Nothings. |
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| South Carolina threatened to do this in 1832; means to leave, or to separate. |
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| The border line that John Slidell wanted Mexico to recognize as the official border between the US and Mexico. |
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| These European immigrants moved tothe midwest in large numbers to settle and to farm. |
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| Because of their tradition of drinking and fighting, these poor, Catholic immigrants suffered hostility and persecution in America. |
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| The valley in the Oregon country that Americans settled in after a 2,000 mile trip along theOregon Trail. |
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| The defeat of the Mexican army by the Texans at this battle led, finally, to Texas independence. |
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| The cargo of the "La Amistad". |
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| This purchase of land by the US from Mexico helped clarify the boundary of the US and Mexico west of the Rio Grande River. |
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| The greatest African American abolitionist of the mid-nineteenth century. |
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| The nickname for the Republic of California. |
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| Seminole, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee |
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| Name the 5 Indian nations forced to move west of the Mississippi River in 1830. |
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| A slave who led an infamous slave revolt in 1831 in Virginia. |
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| The belief that the interests of the nation are more important than regional interests. |
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| Known as the "Great Compromiser". |
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| This man invented the telegraph. |
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| The 1824 Supreme Court case gave the federal government the right to regulate this type of commerce. |
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| The trail that led from Independence, MO to New Mexico. |
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| Texans of Mexican heritage. |
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| The belief that one's section, or region, of the country is more important than the whole nation. |
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| This Missourian established an American colony in Texas (it belonged to Mexico at the time). |
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| This man introduced the first steam-powered boat in 1817. |
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| The name for the era in American history (1830-1860) when Americans made several attempts to reshape society. |
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| The type of large southern farm where cotton was grown in mass quantities. |
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| A belief that knowledge is found through reason, intuition, and personal spiritual experiences. |
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| A movement to eliminate or lesson the use of alcoholic beverages. |
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| Before the telegraph, this was the fastest system of delivering messages from the East to the West. |
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| A type of "railroad" used by runaway slaves trying to move north to freedom. |
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| Followers of Joseph Smith; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
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| Free state that entered the Union in 1820 bsed on a compromise. |
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| type of engines that helped revolutionize manufacturing in the early years of the Industrial Revolution. |
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| This territory was acquired by the US under the Adams-Onis Treaty (1819). |
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| He developed a system of mass production using "interchangeable parts". |
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| This declaration, written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, stated that "all men and women are created equal". |
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| The canal that linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. |
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| The canal that linked the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. |
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| Who was the Supreme Court Chief Justice in the "McCulloch v. Maryland" case? |
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| He founded the American Anti-Slavery Society in Boston in 1833. |
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| The first president of the Republic of Texas. |
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| Meetings held around the country where Americans flocked to hear ministers preach the word of God. |
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| Crowded apartment buildings with poor lighting, ventilation, and sanitation. |
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| A Spanish mission in San Antonio that was the site of a decisive Mexican victory over a Texan army (1836). |
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| The discovery of this ore led to a mass migration to California in 1849. |
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| The belief that it was America's God-given right to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean. |
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| He helped build the first successful textile mill in the United States. |
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| A person who wanted to see slavery abolished immediately. |
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| The state where the first women's rights convention was held in 1848. |
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| Taxes placed on foreign goods that helped American manufacturers compete. |
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| The first leader to give diplomatic recognition to the new South American nations. |
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| The most famous "conductor" on the underground railroad. |
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| The first industrialized nation in the world. |
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