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- Treaty of Greenville 300
- -A 1795 agreement in which 12 Native American Tribes surrendered much of present-day Ohio and Indiana to the U.S government.
- French Revolution 301
- -In 1789, the French launched a movement for liberty and equality.
- Whiskey Rebellion 301
- -A 1794 protest against the government's tax on whiskey, which was valuable to the livelihood of backcountry farmers.
- Jay's treaty 302
- -The agreement that ended dispute over American shipping during the French Revolution.
- neutral 302
- -Not siding with one country or the other.
- Picnkney's treaty 302
- -A 1795 treaty with Spain that allowed Americans to use the Mississippi River and to store goods in New Orleans; made the 31st parallel the southern U.S. border.
- foreign policy 304
- -Relations with the governments of other countries.
- political party 304
- -A group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence government, and also backs candidates for office.
- District of Columbia (D.C.) 305
- -Self-governing federal district between Virginia and Maryland, made up entirely of the city of Washington, the U.S. capital.
- Alien and Sedition Acts 306
- -A series of four laws enacted in 1798 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants to the United States.
- xyz Affair 306
- -A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats.
- states' rights 307
- -Theory that said that states had the right to judge when the federal government had passed an unconstitutional law.
- radical 313
- -A person who takes extreme political positions.
- judicial review 317
- -The principle that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpeting the Constitution.
- Marbury vs. Madison 317
- -An 1803 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to abolish laws by declaring them unconstitutional.
- St. Louis 320
- -Missouri city at the junction of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
- Lewis and Clark expedition 320
- -A group led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who explored the lands of rhe Louisiana Purchase beginning in 1803.
- unconstitutional 317
- -Something that contradicts the law of the Constitution.
- Missouri River 321 m320
- -Longest U.S. river, east from the Rockies to the Mississippi River.
- Jacksonian democracy 370
- -The idea of spreading political power to all the people, thereby ensuring majority rule.
- Judiciary Act of 1801 316
- -A law that increased the number of federal judges, allowing President John Adams to fill most of the new spots with Federalists.
- Tariff of Abominations 381
- -An 1828 law that raised the tariffs on raw materials and manufactured goods; it upset Southerners who felt that economic interests of the Northeast were determining national economic policy.
- impressment 327
- -The act of seizing by force.
- Indian Territory 376
- -A present-day Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska to which Native Americans were moved under the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
- 33rd state. Capital: Salem.
- Oregon
- Embargo Act of 1807 328
- -An act that stated that American ships were no longer allowed to sail to foreign ports, and it also closed American ports to British ships.
- War Hawk 329
- -A westerner who supported the War of 1812.
- Oregon Trail 396 m395
- -A trail that ran westward from Independence, Missouri, to the Oregon Territory.
- spoils system 373
- -The practice of winning candidates giving government jobs to political backers or supporters.
- Oregon
- 33rd state. Capital: Salem
- Santa Fe Trail 395 m395
- -A trail that began in Missouri and ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- Indian Removal Act 376
- -This 1830 act called for the government to negotiate treaties that would require native Americans to relocate west.
- Louisana Purchase 317
- -The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France.
- doctrine of nullification 381
- -A right of a state to reject a federal law that it considers unconstitutional.
- Trail of tears 377
- -The tragic journey of the Cherokee people from their homeland to Indian Territory between 1838 and 1839; thousands of Cherokee died.
- Webster Hayne debate 382
- -An 1830 debate between Daniel Webster and Robert Hayne over the doctrine of nullification.
- secession 383
- -Withdrawal.
- depression 386
- -A severe economic slump.
- Treaty of Ghent 333
- -Treaty, signed in 1814, which ended the War of 1812; no territory eschanged hands and trade disputes were not resolved.
- factory system 341
- -A method of production that brought many workers and machines together into one building.
- Industrial Revolution 341
- -In late 18th-century Britain, factory machines began replacing hand tools and manufacturing replaced farming as the main form of work.
- Lowell 342
- -Massachusetts city built in early 1800s as planned factory town.
- Mississippi
- 20th state. Capital:Jackson.
- Mississippi River
- Second longest U.S. river, south from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
- Great Plains 393 m395
- -Vast grassland region in the central United States.
- whig party 387
- -A political party organized in 1834 to oppose the policies of Andrew Jackson.
- Baltimore 332 m331
- -Maryland city on Chesapeake bay.
- Lowell Mill 342
- -Textile mills located in the factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts, founded in 1826.
- Missouri
- 24th state. Capital: Jefferson City..
- interchangeable part 343
- -A part that is exactly like another part.
- cotton gin 348
- -A machine invented in 1793 that cleaned cotton much faster and far more efficiently than human workers.
- Panic of 1837 386
- -A financial crisis in which banks closed and the credit system collapsed.
- Missouri River
- Longest U.S. river, east from the Rockies to the Mississippi River.
- Louisiana
- 18th state. Capital: Baton Rouge
- spiritual 351
- -A religious folk song.
- American system 354
- -A plan introduced in 1815 to make the United States economically self-sufficient.
- nationalism 354
- -A feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward one's country.
- Erie Canal m355
- -Completed in 1825, this waterway connected New York City and Buffalo, New York.
- 20th state. Capital: Jackson.
- Mississippi
- Great Lakes m355
- -Five connected lakes-Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michgan and Superior-on the U.S. border with Canada.
- sectionalism 357
- -The placing of the interests of one's own region ahead of the interests of the nation.
- Fort McHenry 332 m331
- -Fort in Baltimore harbor where 1814 British attack inspired U.S. national anthem.
- Monroe Doctrine 359
- -A policy of the U.S. opposition to any European interferences in the Western Hemisphere, announced by President Monroe in 1823.
- second longest U.S. river, south from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
- Mississippi River 146, m153
- Missouri compromise 358
- -A series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave sates and free states.
- 24th state. Capital: Jefferson City.
- Missouri
- 18th state. Capital: Baton Rouge.
- Louisiana
- Latin America 359
- -Region made up of Mexico, Carribean Islands, and Central and South America, where Latin-based languages of Spanish, French, or Portuguese are spoken.
- land speculator 394
- -A person who buys huge areas of land for a low price and then sells off small sections of it at high prices.