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2ND GREAT AWAKENING
Religious revivals that swept over America. -
LOUISIANA PURCHASE
Controversial time for president Jefferson but Lousiana territory was bought from France for $15 million. -
LEWIS AND CLARK REACH THE PACIFIC
After the navigating the Louisiana Purchase, they reached the Pacific ocean collecting data of new discoveries along the way. -
EMBARGO ACT
Affected U.S economy by prohibiting foreign commerce. -
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WAR OF 1812
War between Britain and the U.S in defense of national honor and because of the impressment of seamen from the U.S. -
ADAMS-ONIS TREATY
Treaty between J.Q. Adams and Luis de Onis for the annexation of Florida. -
MISSOURI COMPROMISE
Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
MONROE DOCTRINE
President James Monroe made this to warn european nations not to interfere in western hemisphere affairs -
ERIE CANAL
Built the Erie Canal for easier transportation. -
TEXAS REVOLUTION
Texas declares independence from Mexico -
GAG RULE
Prevented abolitionists petitions from being considered. -
BATTLE OF ALAMO
Americans living in Mexican state of Texas rebelled and fought against Mexican troops. -
TRAIL OF TEARS
Forced Cherokee move from Georgia to Oklahoma during the harsh winter that killed many Indians. -
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MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR
War between Mexico and the U.S over the boundary of Texas because Mexico still considered it its own while the U.S had annexed it. -
SENECA FALLS CONVENTION
First women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY. Drafted Declaration of Sentiments. -
COMPROMISE OF 1850
Series of proposals to calm sectional crisis. Made California a free state, ended slave trade in the District of Columbia, and strengthened Fugitive Slave Law. -
KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT
Bill that divided land west of Missouri into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska, argueing for popular sovereignty. Also.repealed Missouri Compromise.