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Democratic Party
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formed from former factions of the Democratic-Republican Party. It was built by Martin Van Buren.
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Whig Party
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a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s,[1] the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party
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Martin v. Hunter Lessee
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It was the first case to assert ultimate Supreme Court authority over state courts in matters of federal law. A loyalist got his land confiscated VA supreme court said VA law enabled it and was greater than the old treaty that prevented this Us supreme court upheld this
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Era of Good Feeling
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marked a period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Oregon Trail
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A 2,000-mile east to west wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon and locations in between.
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James Monroe
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The fifth president of the United States and the author of the Monroe Doctrine. His presidency was referred to as the Era of Good Feeling.
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Specie Circular
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A decree, issued by President Jackson in 1836, requiring all public lands to be purchased with "hard" or metallic money.
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Roger Taney
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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1836 to 1864, most famous for presiding over the Dred Scott case.
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Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
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The Supreme Court ruled that a charter granted by a state to a company cannot work to the disadvantage of the public. Supreme Court case under Justice Taney allowed Warren Bridge to gain a charter and breach their contract because it helped the community and avoided a monopoly.
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Hudson River School
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A mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters who were influenced by the ideas of romanticism and naturalism.
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George Caleb Bingham
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An American realist painter known for his paintings in street-riverine genre and portrait painting. He is best known for his painting "The Jolly Flatboatmen",
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William Sidney Mount
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A contemporary of the Hudson River school, he began as a historical painter but moved to depicting scenes of the modern life.
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Thomas Cole
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A 19th century American artist, and founder of Hudson River School of landscape painting.
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Asher Durand
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A 19th century American artist and engraver, he helped to establish the Hudson River School.
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Frederic Edwin Church
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A prominent artist of the Hudson River School; he founded the the metropolitan museum of art in New York.
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