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America Grows Up: Terms and Events

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Inaugurationceremony where a President is officially sworn into office
Precendentan example for others to follow
Tariffa tax on imports
NullifyTo cancel
DemocraticEnsuring that everyone has equal rights
Jeffersonian DemocracyA style of government that encourages states' rights and a laissez-fair economy
Manifest Destinythe belief that America had the right to expand westward
Whiskey RebellionRebellion that showed the new American government would deal firmly with any crisis
French RevolutionCaused the US to develop their first foreign policy
States' Rightsthe rights of states to limit the federal government
Marbury v. Madisonestablished judicial review
Louisiana PurchaseThe US gained control of the Mississippi River because of this
War of 1812Could be considered America's second war for independence
Monroe DoctrineWarned Europe to stay out of Latin America
Industrial RevolutionA slow change in the way goods were made
Trail of TearsThe Cherokee's long forced march west
UrbanizationMovement from farms to cities


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