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Declaration of Independence was Signed
This paper created supported the idea of nationalism in the newly created United States.
Nationalism is the shared group feeling in the importance of a geographical location (in this case, the U.S). It usually has a main religion, language, etc., and the culture and ethnicity holds it together.
The Declaration of Independence is extremely important when it comes to nationalism, as it made the colonies its own country. -
10th Amendment was Created, Resulting in States' Rights Doctrine
The States' Rights Doctrine was based on the 10th amendment to the Constitution, which states, "powers not delegated to [the main government] by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the Constitution [are] reserved to states...".
At the time, federalists wanted the states to have more power, and the States' Rights Doctrine and 10th Amendment granted that wish. -
The Idea of Sectionalism Grows
Sectionalism in the 1800s refered to the contrasting lifestyles between the Norht and South. The North had little land, and the land they had was not fertile enough to successfully farm. Because of this, they focused on manufacturing. The South had huge tracks of land, and it was fertile enough to farm.
The North had no use for slaves, but the South needed them badly. This led to tension between the groups, and the idea of sectionalism was born. -
War of 1812 Begins
United States fought with Britain again, and it resulted in the federalist party becoming incredibly weak, along with an incresed sense of nationalism. -
Era of Good Feeling Begins
The Era of Good Feelings was a pharse desribing the time after the War of 1812. After the war, Americans had a sense of unity and were extremely patriotic (probably because they all just fought a war agaisnt the strongest army again and beat the magain). The phrase was also used to describe Monroe's presidency. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland wanted to impose a tax on all notes of banks not charted in Maryland, which would give the state a ton of cash. The Second Bank of America was in Maryland, so it was pretty obvious that that bank was being targeted. The Bank of America decided to create the Necessary and Proper Clause, giving states more power. -
Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
The Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 was the treaty betwen the United States and Spain that gave us Florida. Considered a triumph in U.S diplomacy, it settled border disputes we had with Spain, resulted in less tension and no war.
Flordia was incredibly fertile and warm, and it was quickly used to its advantage. Sicne farming was the original reason Americans watned Florida, it was soon filled with farmland and slaves. -
MIssouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a U.S federal statute devised by Henry Clay. It regulated slavery by prohibiting it in all states above the 36°30 parallel except Missouri. It was made to repeal the Kansas-Nebraska Act and stop fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups. It managed to complete the first job, but slavery activists only calmed down slightly. -
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail connected Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Unlike the Oregon Trail, the Santa Fe Trail served as a commercial highway rather than an emigrant trail, likely because 1) people did not need more than one big emigrant trail, and 2) it carried trade to Mexico. -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe announced to Congress that "The American continents … are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers".
Soon after, Congress created a foreign policy that stated that further efforts by European countries to step into or settle in America would be seen as an act of agression.
This doctrine was created during a time of tension between the U.S and Mexico (part of Spain) and when the U.S and Britain were still angry about the War of 1812. -
Creation of Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau fo Indian Affairs is responsible for the administration and management 55.7 million acres of land that the U.S owns for Native Americans. Originalyl created because Americans wanted white "civilized" people to control the not white and "uncivilized" Indians, as they were somewhat worried about a rebellion.
Now that we've completely wrecked the Natives and realized that they weren't uncivilized, the Bureau of Indian Affairs mostly just makes sure that none of them die horribly. -
Era of Good Feelings Ends
The Era of Good Feelings faded away because 1) we hadn't done anything spectacular in ten years, and 2) the North and South were starting to tear the nation apart, which made the country feel less united. -
Jacksonian Democracy Movement Begins
Jacksonian Democracy was a political movement that existed throughout most of the 19th century. Andrew Jackson was president at the time, and he messed with the government. This upset a lot of people, so they created Jacksonian Democracy. Those that supported it wanted a greater democracy for common man. -
Tariff of Abominations
The Tariff of Abominations, originally called the 1828 Tariff, was designed to protect industries in northern states. During this time, industries were driven out of buisiness by low-price imported goods. The solution was to put a tax on the goods (and the goods the south got), forcing the southerners to raise their prices. This obviously hurt their sales and helped industries more, which angered the South. They soon began to call this tariff the "Tariff of Abominations". -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was a law that authorized the president to force southern Indian tribes to move to government-controlled territory west of the Misssissippi River. Americans wanted the southern land really badly for farming, so thye jsut kicked Indians out of their homeland to get it. -
Nullification Crisis Begins
The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis that involved a confrontaiton between South Carolina and the federal government. South Carolina declared the Tariffs of 1828 (the Tariff of Abominations) and the Tariff of 1832 unconstitutional, making them null and void.
Shortly after the fight between the government and South Carolina, the state's economy plummeted. They were upset and blamed the government. Tensions continued to grow. -
Whig Party Forms
The Whig Part lasted throughout most of the 19th centruy, and it was created to oppose President Andrew Jackson's policies, it favored Congress over presidency. -
Nullification Crisis Ends
Eventually South Carolina just suceded, which made Congress REALLY angry. Tensions were raising more (unsuprisingly) -
Orgegon Trail Begins
In 1836, the first migrant wagon travelled along the Oregon Trail. The Oregon Trail ahd been around since 1811, but it had only been used by traders or trappers, not people searching for a new home. -
Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Before the battle, Mexico was incredibly not okay with Texaians, as a group of them were opposing Mexican rule. Mexico lost their chil nad attacked the defenders. Despite being horribly outnumbered- the defenders managed to hold out for 13 days before getting rekt.
This battle became a symbol of their heroic resistance to oppression and their struggle for independence, which they won later that year. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a series of forced relocations of Native Americans. This occured shortly after the Indian Removal Act, which stated that Native Americans had to be moved to the west. -
Spoils System
Also known as the Patronage System, the Spoils System is a practice in which a political party gives its supporters (along with friends and family) government jobs. Andrew Jackson was one of the first presidents to do so, and this upset a lot of people. -
Dnner Party Sets Off
The Donner Party was a group of American pioneers led by George Donner and James F. Reed. While they were travelling to Oregon, a freak snowstorm hit them, and they got stuck in Nevada. Food rations were running low, and most of the party died. The ones hat survived had resorted to cannibalism. Of the 87 that set off, only 48 lived.
This event is described by historians as the most bizarre and spectacular tradgedies in Californian and U.S migration history. -
California Gold Rush
Some dude named James W. Marshal found gold in Coloma, California, which made everyone else want to go there, too (because who doesn't wnat money?). In the end, 300,000 people who already lived in the U.S moved to California, and thousands more imigrated to the U.S just to get some gold.
This event led to Californai becoming a state, along with the expansion of agreiculture and farming. It also was incredibly violent, so it help-ed in the creation of the idea of the Wild West. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Also known as the Treaty of Peace, friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of American and the Mexican Republic, the Treaty of Gudalupe Hidalgo was signed after we defeated Mexico. The United States needed to pay $15 million to Mexico, along with an additional $3,25 million to pay of the claims of Americna citizens to Mexico. In exchange, we got the Rio Grande as the border of Texas, along with the ownership fo California and a huge patch of land that later became New Mexico -
Fourty-Niners
Fourty-niners was the term given to those that were hyped about the California Gold Rush. They were the people that packed up and moved to California in order to find gold.
These people began to disapear after the Californai Gold Rush ended. -
Whig Part Dies
The Whig Party died due to it not appealing to common man and internal tension. -
Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase gave us southern Arizona nad southwestern New Mexico, in exchange for cash. This purchase was made possible by James Gadsden, the U.S ambassador ot Mexico. It was purchased in order to make a transcontinental railroad (this later made the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail useless). -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was a widely held belief that American settlers were destined to expand across Norht America. The idea came to be shortly after the Oregon Trail, as masses of people were moving out west. The idea began to disapear when we explored everything that wasn't owned by Mexico or Canada. -
Indian Territory
The Organic Act of 1890 reduced Indian territory to what is now Oklahoma. The ladn was occupied by the Five Civilized Tribes, which were the Cherokee, the Choctaw, the Chickasaw, and the Seminole, and the Muscogee.
This event happened mostly because the idea of Manifest Destiny was huge at this time ,and Amiercans wanted more and more land. Native Americans couldn't fihgt back, and they either died or were forced to move.
