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History- places,doc.
Documents, Places, Groups of People, etc.
| Battle/Document/Place/Groups | Significance |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | the 1848 treaty ending the U.S. war with Mexico, where the U.S. acquired California and New Mexico |
| Rio Grande | the body of water separating the U.S. and Mexico |
| Oregon Trail | a route from Missouri to Oregon used by pioneers traveling to the Oregon Territory |
| Empresarios | agents who gave land grants to people for cheap prices |
| Cult of Domesticity | the belief that married women should restrict their activities to their home and family |
| XYZ Affair | a 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats |
| War of 1812 | British impressment of U.S. ships, gave indians weapons, and tried to ruin foreign trade |
| Abolitionists | people who want to end slavery |
| Treaty of Fort Laramie | the treaty requiring the Sioux to live on reservations along the Missouri River |
| Santa Fe Trail | a route from Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico- used by traders in the 1800s |
| Gold Rush | the movement where many people moved to the region where gold was discovered |
| Nat Turner's Rebellion | rebellion where four plantations were attacked- 60 white people killed, and nearly 200 black people killed after the occasion |
| Monroe Doctrine | the policy of U.S. opposition to European interference in the Western Hemisphere |
| Mormons | members of a church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 |
| Trail of Tears | the march in which the Cherokees were removed from Georgia to Indian Territory, thousands dying along the way |
| nullification | a state's refusal to recognize an act of congress as unconstitutional |
| tariff of abominations | the 1828 tariff that seemed to enrich the North at the Southerner's expense |
| sectionalism | placing the interests of a region ahead of the interests of the nation as a whole |
| doctrine of neutrality | washington's decision to stay out of the French Revolution |