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Nationalism in America were feelings of strong pride and loyalty to America after an economic boom and successes around the world.
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The Era of Good Feelings was from 1815 to 1825, and was an era of peace, national pride, and progress in America.
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The Adams-Onis Treaty was a treaty between the U.S. and Spain, giving eastern Florida to the U.S. and the U.S. giving Texas to Spain.
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McCulloch V. Maryland was a debate over if National Banks were constitutional or not.
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The Monroe Doctrine was a statement to European countries telling if they don't interfere with America then America won't interfere with them.
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The Missouri Compromise temporarily solved conflicts over slavery in the west over if Missouri should be a slave state or not.
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The Santa Fe Trail was another long, important path west, but was mainly used for traders looking to trade with the Spanish for rarer items not in the United States.
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Sectionalism were certain disagreements in the Union, but Henry Clay and other War Hawks helped make the Missouri Compromise and brought everyone under the same flag, at least for a while.
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs was created to help control Indian removal and set up reservations for them in Oklahoma.
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The States Rights doctrines' were documents stating that the states should have more power than the federal government because the states all make it up.
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Jackson Democracy is what the voting system was after Jackson took over as the president of the United States.
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The Spoils System is the practice of giving government jobs to political backers.
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The Tariff of Abominations was when congress placed a tight tax on imports, mainly being cotton, which made many southerners mad.
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Manifest Destiny was the belief that American destiny was to go out west to spread democracy and the American dream.
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Indian Territory was in modern Oklahoma where all surviving Natice Americans were moved to after removal.
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The Trail of Tears was an 800-2000 mile trail the Cherokees and other Indians were forced to travel to go to Oklahoma.
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The Indian Removal Act authorized the removal of any Natice Americans east of the Mississippi River all the way to the west coast.
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The Oregon Trail was a 2,000 mile long strech from many places in the Midwest to Oregon and other places in the west. People moved with the hope of a wealthier and happier life, but many died on the way there.
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The Nullification Crisis was a conflict between people who thought states could nullify federal laws or not.
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The Whig Party was a party led by Henry Clay opposing the strong Jackson presidency and was for a strong and pure congress.
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The Alamo was an abandoned mission where an important battle was fought during the Texas Revolution, where the Texans refused to give up against the Spanish Army.
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The Donner Party was a group of western travelers who got stranded in the mountains on their way to California, and over half died before getting rescued.
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The California Gold Rush was a period of time where many people moved to California to mine gold and sell it for large amounts of money.
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo surrendered over half a million square acres to America after the Mexican-American war that would later become states.
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The Fourty-Niners were gold miners looking to find a fortune in California.
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The Gadsden Purchase paid Mexico $10 million to give America more land which later became Arizona and New Mexico.