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US/VA Unit 3 Vocab
American from 1790 to 1850
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson | A eader of the Democratic-Republican Party; also served as President of the United States |
| James Madison | A leader of the Democratic-Republican Party; he served as President of the United States |
| Federalists | One of the nation's first political parties which would eventually be replaced by the Democratic-Republican Party |
| Anti-Federalists | One of the nation's first political parties which would eventually be replaced by the Democratic-Republican Party |
| Jay Treaty | This treaty stipulated that the British had to give up their forts on American soil but could keep restrictions on American ships. Americans had to pay pre-war debt. |
| Bank of the United States | Regulated state banks, strengthened national government and ensured business interests of those aligned with the U.S. |
| Louisiana Purchase | Occurred in 1803 and doubled the size of the United States overnight. |
| Lewis & Clark | Explored new territories that lay west of the Mississippi River |
| Sacajawea | American Indian woman who served as translator for Lewis & Clark |
| War of 1812 | War between the British and Americans that lasted nearly 3 years. |
| Monroe Doctrine | 1823 document that asserted American authority over the Western hemisphere |
| Industrial Revolution | An increase in technology led to an increase in manufacturing which drastically changed American society |
| Eli Whitney | Inventor of the cotton gin which increased the slavery-based "King Cotton" South |
| Alamo | Site of an armed revolt against Mexican rule in Texas |
| Mexican War | 1840's war which led to an increase in territory in the present-day Southwest |
| Trail of Tears | Several Cherokee tribes were forcibly relocated from the Atlantic coastal states to modern day Oklahoma |
| Era of the Common Man | Era that led to a new political party and emphasis on down-to-earth values, led by Andrew Jackson |
| Whigs | Nationalists who wanted a strong federal government to manage the economy |
| tariffs | tax on imported goods |
| MIssouri Compromise | 1820 Compromise which dealt with slavery in the area of the Louisiana Purchase |
| Compromise of 1850 | Compromise which brought California into the Union as a "free state" |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 | Repealed the Missouri Compromise line, giving people in Kansas & Nebraska a choice over slavery |
| Nullification Crisis | Attempt by states to nullify federal laws that the states deemed unconstitutional |
| Nat Turner | Led a slave revolt in Virginia |
| William Lloyd Garrison | Publisher of The Liberator |
| franchise | the right to vote |
| Seneca Falls Declaration | A key event in the women's suffrage movement, led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony |
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