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louisiana purchase in 1803 double the size of the united states, purchased for 15 million dollars from napoleon by the jefferson administration
aaron burr angered at Alexander hamilton for supporting thomas jefferson for president and because hamilton had referred to him as "unprincipled" there took place a duel in which her shot and killed hamilton
judiciary act of 1789 set up a supreme court consisting of a chief justices and 5 associate justices and 13 district courts and 3 circuit courts
alien and sedition act passed by federalists making it harder to become citizens and to deport any immigrant deemed dangerous. the second one outlawed the writing, speaking, or publications of false, scandalous, or malicious statements against the government
lewis and clarke 1804 they explored the louisiana territory mapping out the new land an describing the animals, climate, indians and flora of the region
sacajawea she was a shoshone indian who traveled with lewis and clarke
andrew jackson defeated the creek indians in alabama and the british at new orleans, he was responsible for the indian removal of the cherokee indians
james k. polk elected president in 1844, an expansionist who favored extension of american territory into mexico
john o. sullivan he first used the term manifest destiny
zachary taylor ordered by polk to lead his troops across the Nueces River, defeated mexicans at the battle of Beuna Vista
henry david thoreau denounced the mexican war and refused to pay taxes for a war that he considered immoral. author of "civil disobedience"
william lloyd garrison an abolitionist founder of the newspaper the "liberator" denounced the war against mexico
frederick douglas former slave, extraordinary speaker and writer, started his newspaper "the north star", critical of the mexican war
trail of tears october 1, 1838 removal of cherokees westward to reservations, thousands died of sickness, of drought, of the heat and exposure
winfield scott captured and defeated the mexican army at the battle of veracruz
treaty of guadalupe hidalgo 1848 took half of mexico, the texas border was set at the Rio grande
nat turner led a major revolt in southampton county, virginia in 1831 killing more than 57 whites, threw the slave holding south in a panic

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Created May 20, 2008
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  1. winfield scott → captured and defeated the mexican army at the battle of veracruz - 24 misses
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  4. judiciary act of 1789 → set up a supreme court consisting of a chief justices and 5 associate justices and 13 district courts and 3 circuit courts - 13 misses
  5. zachary taylor → ordered by polk to lead his troops across the Nueces River, defeated mexicans at the battle of Beuna Vista - 13 misses
  6. william lloyd garrison → an abolitionist founder of the newspaper the "liberator" denounced the war against mexico - 12 misses
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