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Nationalism
The beginning of the war of 1812 brought about a rennaissance in the field of patriotic pride. When the US started winning battles during the war these feeling intensified -
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Era of good feelings
The Era of good feelings was categorized as a relativily boring period during the early 1800's in which nothing was really happening and the nation was prospering and growing -
McCulloch v. Maryland
This case held up after the state was sued for establishing a state bank this case ensured that congress could do this by extending the purse power to establish a bank -
Sectionalism
Sectionalism grew in the nation during 1819 before the missouri comprise people in the north thought slavery should be outlawed and people in the south thought it should be legal. This lead to a segragation based on region -
Adam's Onis Treaty
In 1819 a document was signed with spain to settle the border disputes taking place in the southern america at the time. The largest of these effects was the handing over of Florida to America -
Missouri Comprise
The comprise set out a border for slavery as anything south of Missouri's southern border was a slave state in which slavery was legal anything north of the southen border (36,30 latitude) was a free state in which slavery was illegal. -
Santa Fe Trail
Started in independance missouri as an alternaitve wasy west. It ended in Santa Fe. opened in 1921 and was pioneere by William Beckrell. The route passed through comanche territory were the settlers had to pay a fee to cross -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was written to help prevent the intferring of european nations with the America's. Basically it said that if Europeans tried to interfere through colonazation or other efforts it would be treated as an act of aggression and the US would declare war -
Bureau of indian affairs
This was the bureau that was created to eventually move the indians west to oklahoma it also dealt with aquiring the land for the territories -
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Jacksonian Democracy
This period was categorized as a period in which the voters decided the party nominations instead of the party leaders -
Tariff of Abomination
A law passed by congress to curb the import of british goods into southern america via a high tariff. The law was meant to help the republican nation that only had self serving trade. It was so that the southern states would get imports from the north. -
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Spoils system
Spoils system is where political supporters are given positions within the goverment because of their support. it started with the firing of 919 offcials during jacksons first term and ended during the civil reform of 1900 -
Trail of tears
The forced migration of thousands of indians after the Indian Removal Act resulted in this being coined. It was named as such due to the number of deaths attributed to the forced migration west. -
Indian territory
This was the 5 areas north of oklahoma in which the indians were moved too once they were displaced by the Indian removal act -
states rights doctrines
A writing designed to combat the tariff of abomination it was written by many southern leaders. It said that according to the constituion the states had enough power to repeal this law -
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nullification crisis
caused a fracture in the nation that later resulted in the civil war. it was caused by differing opinions on the tariff of abomination like in the north is was supported while in the south it was hated -
Whig party
The whig party was formed to try to stop jacksonian democracy where the president was relatively strong. The whigs believed that congress should be the strongest party and supported a more regulated president -
The Alamo
A pivotal battle in the mexican american war took place here with the forces of the recently succeeded texas holding off the mexican army in this old missionary -
indian removal act
The indian removal act was passed by Jackson to create more land for farmers and to move the indians to reserves north of oklahoma. -
Oregan Trail
The oregan trail was a 2200 mile long route going from saint louis missouri to oregan this trail. It was made by mountain men earlier in the 1800's but went into popular use in 1843 -
Donner party
a party of people who during westward expansion got lost in the seirra nevada mountains during winter. This lead to starvation, cannibalism, and eventually death for all those involved. -
California Gold rush
once gold was discovered in california thousands flocked west to try to prospect this gold. Most attempts were unsucessful. This balanced out the eastern and western populations -
Treaty of Guadalope Hidalgo
The treaty signed in 1848 to end the mexican american war. It gave ameica texas and lots of california and the US had to pay $15,000,000 -
forty niners
the nickname given to those who went west in 1849. Most were caused by the goldrush bringing people west -
Gadsen purchase
the US govermet baught up large swathes of land from mexico. These were for Arizona and New mexico and cost $10,000,000
