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Chapter 3 flash card
Term | Definition |
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Louisiana Purchase | President Thomas Jefferson purchased this land from France. Doubled size of US which helped Manifest Destiny-movement westward water route-farmers ship products to market via Missippi River |
Andrew Jackson ruled as a king | abuse of power spoil system - gave government jobs to his friends moved Native Americans west of the Mississippi River against the direction of the Supreme Court |
Susan B Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton | fought for women's rights petitioned the government for changes that would give women their rights Discrimination based on gender |
abolitionist | wanted to end slavery helped slaves escape to the North using the underground railroad |
Worcester v Georgia (President Andrew Jackson v Supreme Court) | removal of Native Americans Supreme Court said Native Americans were a separate political community & we did not have the right to move them off their land Jackson went against the court and moved the Nativeswest of the Mississippi |
Abigail Adams | wife of John Adams wanted women to have equal rights voting/owning land |
Lewis and Clark | explored the Louisiana Purchase showed transcontinental travel was possible settlers used covered wagons to travel into the new territory |
1820-1860 | major disagreement over slavery sectionalism leads to the Civil War |
Northern Slavery | did not last in the north because it was not profitable to keep slaves different climates - different economy |
Marbury v Madison | Judicial Review Supreme Court case proved the Supreme Court had the right to declare federal laws unconstitutional |
Monroe Doctrine | avoid involvement in Europe European powers could not have colonies in Latin America including the Caribbean |
Erie Canal | linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean Buffalo to New York City used for trade which lowered the cost of shipping |
Declaration of Sentiments | list of grievances to the Federal Government written at the Seneca Falls Convention stated that all men & women were created equal women wanted the right to vote |
spoil system | President Jackson rewarded his loyal supporters by giving them government jobs many were not qualified for these jobs Jackson believed this would give the common man a chance to participate in government |
Washington's Farwell Address | stated that the United States should not get involved in European affairs avoid permanent alliances Presidents Jefferson and Monroe agreed |
Oregon Trail | people traveled by covered wagon the route found by Lewis and Clark |
moving west | expansion issue of slavery shifting of the frontier |