Gadsden Purchase

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Gadsden Purchase
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1853 for 10 millon dollars strip of land in present day Arizona and New Mexico.
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Peace treaty of 1848
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Mexican cession
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Mexico gave up all of California and New Mexico to the United States.
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Manifest Destiny
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The way of thinking that expansion would also open new opppurtinites for the United States economy.
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vaqueros
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Were Indian and Mexican cowhands that worked on the ranches.
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Santa Fe Trail
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The nickname for the Becknells route to get from Missouri to New Mexico town.
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New Mexico Territory
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Most of the southwest including California, Arizona, all of Nevada and utah and parts of Colorado.
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annex
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add on.
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Lone Star Republic
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Texas nickname given by there flag that has one star on it.
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Battle of San Jacinto
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only lasted 18 minutes the Texans killed 630 mexicans and captured 700 more.
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siege
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Enemy forces try to capture a town or fort.
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Alamo
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Old spanish mission. Site of battle that Texas lost.
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Tejanos
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People of Mexican decent born in Texas.
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Oregon Trail
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Left in 1843 on wagons to go on the Orgeon trail
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Rendezous
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French word meaning get together.
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Trail of tears
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In 1838, 15,000 Cherokees were forced out of there home on to the trail of tears.
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Indian Removal Act
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Act made by President Jackson in 1830. It forced a many Native Americans to leave there home.
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General Antonio Lopez de "Santa Anna"
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Gained power in Mexico in 1833. In 1835 he threw out the Mexican Constition and became a dictator.
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Californa Gold rush
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When poeple all around the world heard that there was gold in Califona they all rushed to Caliorna to find it.
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Capitalist
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Is someone who is a person who invests in a buniness in order to make a profit.
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Lowell Girls
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Usally worked for a few years before returning home to marry.
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Lowell Mills
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Francis Cabot Lowell found out ways to improve the British Textile Mills. He brought his ideas over to America.
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Interchangeable parts
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Parts for something would be identical to parts of another thing. All parts will be the same.
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spinny Jenny
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A machine that could spin sevearl threads at once.
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Eli Whitney
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Devoleped the cotton gin. Idea of Interchangeable parts.
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Assembly line
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Multiple people asseble one thing through an assembly line.
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Industrail Revolution
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When technologie was used to make things. Started in england in the 1700s and moved to America.
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Cottage industry
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When people would make things from home and sell them to make a profit.
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Factory Production
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When something is made in a factory for a profit.
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War Hawks
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Western and Southern citizens that wanted war.
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Sacagawea
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Invalubale to the lewis and clark expedition. She knew about many healing qualites and was a guide threw the vast terrain
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Lousisiana Purchase
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Jefferson brought the Lousiana Purchase for 15 million dollars in 1803. The french sold it to the United Sttates to pay of a war debt.
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Pinecky Treaty
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Spain allowed Americans to use the Mississippi River to ship goods down the New Orleans.
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Star Spangled Banner
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Francis Scott Key wrote the national anthem durning the war of 1812
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Fort McHenry
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The Baltimore Fort which inspried the star spangled banner.
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Battle of Baltimore
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Americans battle British troops to protect Baltimore
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James Madison
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Fourth president, leads vitory in the war of 1812.
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Dolly Madison
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First lady who saved the portat of Gereoge Washington before the British burned down the white house.
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War of 1812
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The United states versus Britain and from 1812 through 1814, ended with the Treaty of Ghent. U.S. Declared war after U.S. ships were captured at high seas.
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Prophetstown
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Town founed by Techusah and His brother the Prophet.
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William Henry Harison
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President of 1841 nominated by whigs.
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Indian Confederation
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Indians wanted old way of life, lead by Techusa and His brother the Prophet.
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Tecumseh
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A shawnaa leader, lead many indian revolts agientist whites, brother of the prophet
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The Prophet
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Brother of Tecuseh, also lead many revolts agienstist the whites
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Lewis and Clark
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Two explorers sent by President Jefferson to go explore the Lousiana purchase.
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Napoleon
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French Genreal who became the empiour of France.
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Tomas Jefferson
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Thrid president, founding father, conducted Lousiana Purchase. Signed treaty with Napoleon .
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Alien Acts
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Goverment power to threw immagrates out of the country.
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Sedition acts
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Limited freedom of public speech and press.
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John Adams
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Second president of the United States. Alien and Sedition acts.
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Civilized Tribes
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Native American Tribes that had a written language, goverment, school buildings, and more.
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Cherokee Nation
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Civilized Native American Tribe. Many died on the trail of tears.
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Andrew Jackson
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Seventh president of the United States. Indian removal act
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Forty-niners
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People that came to California in 1849 for the gold rush.
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Samual Slater
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Idea for water mills. Carried them over to the U.S.
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Tecumsehs goals
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Keep the traditional way of life for Native Americans. Push whites off there home land.