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