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| U.S. president that officially abolished slavery and led the northerners to the Civil War victory |
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| Created the steel "singing plow" that increased agricultural productivity with less labor required |
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| Created the horse-drawn reaper that efficiently harvested crops using less labor and increasing agricultural productivity |
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| Created Morse code which was used to communicate via telegraph and changed the way Americans communicated with each other |
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| American advocate of Texas annexation and supporter of Mexican- American war for Texas to become apart of the U.S |
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| American that started Mormon religion and preached it to other followers in the U.S |
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| President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and leader of Mormon group that settled in Salt-Lake City, Utah |
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| Military leader of troops that gained control of part of Texas territory from Mexico (later named Austin, Texas) |
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| Leader of Mexican Army that fought U.S. to keep control of Texas |
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| Leader of U.S military troops that gained control of part of Texas territory from Mexico (Later named Houston, Texas) |
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| Military leader during Civil War that opposed slavery. Retired to California gold mines after war |
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| President of U.S. (Republican) that led Americans to victory in Mexican-American war and purchased California, Arizona, and New Mexico. |
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| President of U.S to officially annex Texas and make it part of the U.S |
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| Vice President that advocated free trade, states' rights, limited government, and nullification. |
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| American that resolved nullification crisis and stopped war threats between north and south that were due to taxation. |
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| Last Whig to ever win presidential election. Last President to own slaves while in office |
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| American author that advocated the transcendentalist movement and individualism |
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| Large advocate of woman's rights and suffrage. Held first women's rights convention in 1848 |
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| Black abolitionist that escaped from slavery and spoke out agains equal rights for all people. Wrote autobiographies and gave speeches to speak to public. |
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| Black female abolitionist that escaped from slavery and help hundreds of other slaves escape to the north |
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| Socioeconomic revolution that advanced industry and economy in the U.S (transportation, manufacturing, agricultural improvements, etc...) |
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| agricultural horse-drawn plow that increased agricultural productivity with less labor required |
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| American system of manufacture |
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| Factories used seperate assembly lines creating different parts that were assembled to create a single product under one roof |
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| Idea that people could begin to work for themselves and become more economically independant |
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| The idea that it was a god given right for the people of the U.S to expand far westward |
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| Wagon road that led people from east to west. Mainly used by emmigrants for commercial reasons |
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| Policy created to keep all the natives in a single large reservation for the whites to live and work around them |
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| the book that reveals the teachings and ideas of the Mormon faith to the public and followers |
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| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/Mormons |
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| Mormon church lead by Mormon preachers to teach the faith to it's followers and believers |
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| Transportation route that connected Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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| Mexican church mission to convert people to native Mexican faith. Located in Texas. |
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| Territory in Texas that was conquered by Houston and his army of U.S troops |
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| Nickname for the independant republic of Texas after it broke from Mexico |
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| Texas independant territory after it was taken from Mexico, but before it was added to the U.S |
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| Rebellion of Californians against Mexico that caused California to break from Mexico |
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| War between U.S and Mexico over Texas and other southern territories that created the new southern boundary |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo |
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| Treaty that ended the Mexican-American war |
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| Success of gold miners in California cause a huge wave of emmigrants to settle in California for economic opportunities in the gold mines |
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| Belief that the true path lay in the perfection of the individual, instead of reform of the larger society. |
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| Societies that believed in communal perfection |
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| unitarian experiment of perfect community that started as a joint stock company |
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| Communities that believed in exual rights and pay for all genders and races |
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| Religious communities that believed Jesus had already returned in the year 70 |
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| Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments |
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| Declaration of those attending the first women's rights convention |
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