Manifest Destiny
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| James Monroe | Founding Father; Strengthened Foreign Policy; President during Era of Good Feelings (5th)
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| Monroe Doctrine | Any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US
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| Nationalism |
identification with one's own nation and support for its interests
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| Andrew Jackson | Famous soldier from War of 1812, 7th president, Indian Removal Act, served in both houses of Congress.
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| Indian Removal Act | Signed by President Andrew Jackson granting unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy.
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| Indian Territory | Evolving land area (now in E Oklahoma) set aside for Native Americans.
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| John Ross | Principle Chief of the Cherokee Nation during the natives' relocation and Civil War.
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| Trail of Tears | A series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans in the United States from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern US to west of Mississippi/"Indian Territory."
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| Era of Good Feelings | A period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812
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| Industrial Revolution | The transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.
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| Erie Canal | An artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo to connect New York City to the Atlantic Ocean.
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| Cotton Gin | A machine invented by Eli Whitney that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.
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| Samuel Slater | Father of the American Industrial Revolution/factory system. He brought the British textile technology to America.
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| Francis Cabot Lowell | He invented the power loom and the processes of spinning and weaving cotton cloth under one roof (factory).
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| Robert Fulton | He designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship.
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| Steam Engine | Steam power allowed for factories to be located anywhere and the steam engine moved goods and people quicker and more efficiently.
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| Texas Revolution | Sam Houston led the Texas army to defeat the troops of Santa Anna at the Battle of Jacinto. The Treaties of Velasco are signed and officially gives Texas its independence
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| Stephen F. Austin | Father of Texas for establishing the first colony there.
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| James K Polk | 11th and president who believed in manifest destiny who was a Jacksonian democrat.
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| Mexican American War | Between the US and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, helped to fulfill America's "manifest destiny" to expand its territory across the entire North American continent.
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| Bear Flag Revolt | A small group of American settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government and proclaimed California an independent republic.
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| Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo | Ended the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States. Mexico also gave up all claims to Texas and recognized the Rio Grande as America's southern boundary.
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| Oregon Trail | A route used during the U.S. westward migrations, especially in the period from 1840 to 1860, starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon.
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| Mormons | Members of the Church of Jesus and Latter Day Saints that was founded in the 1820s in New York.
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| Brigham Young | Second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who founded Salt Lake City and he served as the first governor of the Utah Territory.
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| Gold Rush | A large-scale and hasty movement of people to a region where gold has been discovered, as to California in 1849.
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| Forty-Niners | A prospector in the California gold rush of 1849.
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