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what did Marbury v. Madision (1803) establish?
Judicial Review
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Horace Mann?
Education Reform
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Who were the War Hawks?
The War Hawks were a contingent of young congressmen, mostly representing the South and the Western frontier (then places like Kentucky and Ohio).
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what were some characteristics of andrew jackson?
known for his toughness and aggressive personality, a wealthy slaveholder, expanded the spoils system during his presidency to strengthen his political base
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what was the corrupt bargain in 1824
In the 1824 election, no outright majority was attained and the process required resolution in the House of Representatives, whose Speaker and candidate in his own right, Henry Clay, gave his support to John Quincy Adams, and was then selected to be his Secretary of State.
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What did McColloch v. Maryland (1819) do?
it said that states have no right to interfere or limit federal power (supremacy clause) (expanded necessary and proper clause)
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The Know-Nothing Party?: A) wanted to limit the rights of freed slaves in the South. B) advocated prohibiting the teaching of evolution in the public schools. C) backed the early efforts of unskilled workers to form unions. D) supported the claims of farmers against the railroads. E) demanded an end to immigration into the United States.
E) demanded an end to immigration into the United States.
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Why did the US lose so many battles at the beginning of the War of 1812?
The US army then consisted primarily of untrained amateurs and militiamen.
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what were Jackson's views on the Indian Removal Act?
he enforced it aggressively
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what was Henry Clay's american system?
Clay advocated federal government support for internal improvements to infrastructure, principally roads and canals.
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What did Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) do
it said that according to the commerce clause, the constitution defined transportation as part of commerce (thus giving gov control of canals, railroads, highways)
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Large numbers of Irish immigrants came to the United States in the 1840s because of the?
Potato Famine
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Why was the Battle of New Orleans unnecessary?
The War of 1812 was already officially over when the battle was fought. The Treaty of Ghent had been signed weeks before, but news traveled slowly across the Atlantic in those days. In fact, even the city of Washington learned of Jackson's victory before it heard about the treaty. Many Americans therefore mistakenly believed that Jackson's victory had forced the treaty.
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who was the first president to die in office?
William Henry Harrison
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what is manifest destiny?
the widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent
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what supreme court case said that slaves weren't freed even if they were taken into free states
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford (1856)
400
The term "Cult of Domesticity" refers to?
the idealization of women in their roles as wives and mothers during the early 19 century
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what did the treaty of ghent do?
ended the War of 1812
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what came of john tyler's decision to assume the presidency after the president he served under died?
25th amendment
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what was one draw back of westward expansion?
it caused the slave v. abolitionist debate to heat up as they tried to maintain a balance of free v. slave states in congress?
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What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 do?
It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30′ north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri. To balance the number of "slave states" and "free states," the northern region of what was then Massachusetts was admitted into the United States as a free state to become Maine.
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Which of the following developments did NOT occur in American society between 1815 and 1860?: A)there was a decline in the importation of slaves. B) an active women's rights movement took form. C) the percentage of foreign-born people living in the nation declined. D) temperance became a major social and political issue. E) birth control became more commonplace in middle-class families.
C) the percentage of foreign-born people living in the nation declined.
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why did the War of 1812 start?
The Americans declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812 for a combination of reasons, including: outrage at the impressment (conscription) of American sailors into the British navy; frustration at British restraints on neutral trade; anger at alleged British military support for American Indians defending their tribal lands from encroaching American settlers;[3] and a desire for territorial expansion of the Republic. 5 years ago
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Polk led the nation to a sweeping victory in what war?
the Mexican-American War
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who headed the purchase of the Louisiana territory?
Thomas Jefferson