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Sectionalism
Increasing steadilly between 1800-1850, sectionalism was the loyalty to one's region, or in this case, state. Many politicians were heavily biased because of sectiomalism, and many important issues like slavery were dealt with by politicians who only cared about their state and what the effect would be for that state. Mostly southern politicians were affected by sectionalism. -
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Nationalism
Thought to have been started in the summer of 1817, nationalism was a feeling of pride in the United States and its different cultures. Citizens were enthusiastic about the future of the country and is believed to have been a result of the Era of Good Feelings. -
Era of Good Feelings
A term first used by the Boston Centinal Newspaper, it was used to describe the national mood from about 1815-1825. It is most closely associated with the Presidncy of James Monroe because the U.S. was at peace thanks to the Monroe Doctrine. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
THe Adams-Onis Treaty was the U.S. buying Florida from New Spain, making it a state, and adding it to the Union. It also set a boundry between the U.S. and New Spain. It was considered one of the first major acts of American diplomacy as well. -
McCullough v. Maryland
A legal battle between James McCullough and the State of Maryland, it was fought when Maryland decalred the new Bank of the United States unconstitutional. Maryland would end up winning the case, and the Bank of the United States was replacxed with a National Treasury. -
Missouri Compromise
Created by Henry Clay, the Missouri Compromise was a settlement reached by Congress in response to the growing issue of slavery in the West. Clay's compromise said that slavery would be permitted in Missouri but would be prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Territiory. -
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a trading route used by fur trappers and traders during the mid-1800s. It was also used an an invasion route for the Mexican-American War. -
Monroe Doctrine
A foreign policy created by President James Monroe stating that any further interference by foreign countries agaisnt American settlment of the West would be viewed as an act of aggression against the country and be an act of war. It was written by John Quincy Adams. -
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs was created by the U.S. Government to keep Indians "safe" and help influence peolpe to allow the Indian Removal Act. Today, it is designed to protect Indians from racism and defend their rights. -
Tariff of Abominations
A law passed in Congress, it was designed to protect industry and businesses in the United States. It was generally more to protect the Northern States, with manufacturing becoming a more poupular industry by the day. -
Jacksonian Democracy
A political idea from the mind of Andre Jackson, he and his followers believed that the common man should be better represented and more democratic. His ideals followed the Era of Jeffersonian Democracy and were highly liked by the Democratic party but opposed greatly by the Republican party in the future. -
Spoils System
Established by Andrew Jackson on the day of his election, the spoils system is where the President surrounds himself with only members of his party in the Cabinet and the Speaker of the House. It is still in use today by Presidents and is a greatly flawed way of making up a cabinet. -
States' Rights Doctrine
A document going along with the 10th Ammendment to the Constitution, its message was that any power not explicitly given to the government was reserved for the states. This includes things like creating counties, school systems, and other state rights. -
Indian Removal-Act
A law passed by Congress, in 1830, it forced Indians to give up their land east of the Mississippi River in favor of American settlment. They forced to move to reservations created for them by the United States government. -
Indian Territory
Indian Territory was land located in present day Oklahoma given to Native Americans after the Indian-Removal Act. It occupied the Five Civilized Tribes including the Cherokee who were forced to move. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears is the nickname given to the route the Indians who were forced to give up their home lands and relocate to Indian Territory. Over 6,000 Cherokee Indians died along the way due to lack of food and lack of warmth/shelter. -
Nullification Crisis
A sectional crisis between the U.S. and South Carolina, it began after South Carolina called tariffs in 1828 and 1832 unconstitutional and nullified the tariffs. South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union, but the issue was resolved, but not without tension between the two parties. -
Whig Party
The Whig Party was a political party in the United States that ended up puting four Presidents into the White House. It was created by Democrats and was established to oppose the policies of then President Andrew Jackson -
Alamo
A battle during the Texas Revolution, this battle was a Spanish atttack on the Alamo during the Mexican-Amercan War. This battle inspired many Americans to join the fight and coined the term "Remember the Akamo" in a follow-up fight. -
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was the route most taken by Western Settlerrs in the Great Migration. It was also used by Lewis and Clark, as well as farmers, settlers, prospecters, and other professions -
Manifest Destiny
A term used to describe the national mood of westward exspanion in the United States. It was first used in a newspaper and inspred many Americans to join the westward expansion movement. -
Donner Party
The Donner Party was a group of pioneers that got trapped in the Sierra Nevada. It resulted in many deaths and the survivors had to resort to canibalism to survive and it is considered one of the first tragedies of the 1800s. -
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush was a huge movement after gold was found in the California Territory. Over 300,000 people flocked to California to mine, but few people struck it rich during this time period. -
Forty-Niners
Forty-Niners was a nickname given to the pioneers who went to Californina to mine. It is also the name of a bad football team from San Franciso :). -
Treaty of Guadlupe Hidalgo
The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War. It was officially known as the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, and Limits Between the U.S. and Mexico. -
Gadsden Purchase
An American purchase of a chunk of Arizona and New Meico. It was the first major acquisition in the contigous United States to add an area to the country.
