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Ch. 12
100
What was the condition of the U.S. military at the start of the War of 1812?
the army was small, poorly trained, and badly equipped
100
The songs in which enslaved people of the South expressed their religious beliefs or passed coded messages were called ____________________.
spirituals
100
The idea of spreading political power to the people and ensuring majority rule was characteristic of ____________________.
Jacksonian democracy
200
The treaty that ended the War of 1812 was the ____________________.
Treaty of Ghent
200
For what is Nat Turner best known?
leading an armed revolt of some 70 slaves
200
What practice became known as the "spoils system"?
elected officials rewarding political backers with government jobs
300
During the __________________________, machines replaced hand tools, and large-scale manufacturing replaced farming as the main source of work.
Industrial Revolution
300
Why was the Missouri Compromise so important to the nation?
It maintained the balance of power between free states and slave states.
300
In 1830, Congress passed the _____________________ to authorize the government to negotiate treaties that would force Native Americans to move west.
Indian Removal Act
400
What idea of Eli Whitney transformed manufacturing by making each copy of a manufactured item exactly alike?
Interchangeable parts
400
About which region did Monroe specifically direct part of his Monroe Doctrine?
Latin America
400
The long journey west that the Cherokee people were forced to make in the winter of 1838 and 1839 is known as the ______________________.
Trail of Tears
500
How did the cotton gin change the South?
It encouraged Southerners to grow more cotton.
500
What political party did Jackson supporters become?
Democrats
500
What was the issue in the Webster-Hayne debate?
whether the federal government or the a state had more power
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