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A political party that started because they opposed President Andrew Jackson. They opposed Jackson because they thought he had to much power.

The Whig Party opposed those that they thought had to much power.

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A war between America and Britain that took place in 1812-1815. Both sides had victories, but a peace treaty was signed. This war did not effect their relationships.

The War of 1812 lasted three years and ended with a peace treaty.

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The forced migration of over 100,000 native Americans.

The Trail of Tears was forced on the natives.

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A poem that celebrates American victory at British's Baltimore Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.

The Star-Spangled Banner is very Patriotic.

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On the Lewis and Clark expedition, she was an interpreter.

Sacagawea interpreted for Lewis and Clark

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Land that is for natives.

Oklahoma is a reservation

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After freedom from Mexico, Texas became it's own country, until the U.S. annexed it.

The Republic of Texas was independent from everyone until the U.S. annexed it.

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Someone who is first, or close to first, to discover something new.

Henry Ford was the pioneer of cars.

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A financial crisis for the U.S. in 1837 and years after.

The Panic of 1837 affected the U.S. financially

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A main route settlers traveled to get to the far western part of the U.S. in the mid-nineteenth century.

The Oregon Trail was long, but one of the only ways to the far western part of the U.S.

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Loyalty to a nation.

The U.S. supporters show nationalism

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A phrase is used to describe, explain, or justify American settlers' westward expansion across the United States.

The Manifest Destiny describes our expansion west.

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President Thomas Jefferson bought 828,000 square miles of land from France for 15 million dollars. This opened up many expansion possibilities.

The Louisiana Purchase land costed way less than land to day, yet they still spent 15 million dollars on land.

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From 1804-1806, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark led a group of 33 soldiers and others through the Louisiana Territory. The United States had just purchased this territory, and President Thomas Jefferson wanted it to be explored.

The Lewis and Clark expedition was probably long

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President Andrew Jackson promoted this federal law. Congress passed the law in 1830. Congress wanted more land in the Southeast to be available to white settlers, the law required Native Americans living east of the Mississippi River to move west of it. The Native Americans were paid for this land, but they didn't have the choice to stay in that region.

The Indian Removal Act angered the Indian tribes.

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A' phrase forty-niners was used to describe people who came to California in 1848-1849 searching for gold during the California Gold Rush.

The Forty-niners search California for gold in 1848-1849.

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A phrase that some Americans used to describe five Native American tribes that lived in the southeastern United States. The  Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole were the five tribes.

The Five "Civilized" Tribes were native to the United States.

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The California Gold Rush was a period from 1848-1850 when thousands of people hurried to California from all over the world to search for gold. The gold rush began on January 24, 1848, when James Marshall found gold near a mill on the American River, owned by John Sutter.

The California Gold Rush was massive, with people coming for all around the world.