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social studies
Question | Answer |
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what was the sedition act? | an activity designed to overthrow a gobernment |
what did Jefferson do to the people imprisoned under the sedition act | he set them free |
impressment? | sailors on american ships which meant seizing the sailors and facing them to serve in the British navy |
what to countries agreed to finally stop fighting(treaty of Ghent) | britian and united states |
Adams-onis treaty | can take over any state when you want to |
Monroe doctrine | the u.s. would not allow European nations to create american colonies or interfere with the free nations of Latin america |
which state led the way regarding public education? | massachusetts |
the Alamo historically important | became the battle cry of the Texan army independent from mexico |
manifest destiny | westward expansion |
what union general was known for his aggressive tactics | u.s. grant |
what is an ironclad? | ship covered in iron plate |
emancipation proclamtion | document that freed slavery in the south |
expansion | extending the nation beyond the existing borders |
income tax | tax on money |
martial law | military in charge and citizens rights are suspended |