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States Rights Doctrine
This stated that since the states had formed the national government, state power should be greater than federal power. Calhoun used his very popular protest to inforce this. He weaved in his views on the topic, -
Nationalism
Feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation. The national unity found a strong supporter---- Kentucky's Henry Clay. -
Era of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings was an era of peace, pride, and progress. The emphasis on national unity was strengthened. No wars, nothing violent. Of course there was common conflict, but thats normal. As an overall thing, this time was very peaceful. -
Adams Onis Treaty
The Adams Onis Treaty, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty. This treaty was between U.S. and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the u.s. and defined the boundary between the two. This is significant because it gave the U.S. Florida. -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
A case where a banker refused to pay taxes so they went to court. The court ruled that the national bank was constitutional -
Sectionalism
Sectionalism was disagreements between the different regions known as sectionalism. This happened even DURING the era of good feelings. This threatened the union. One disagreement went down in 1819. Missiouri wanted to enter the nation as a slave state, but that would make the number of slave states and free states unbalanced. -
Missouri Compramise
Henry Clay convinced congress to agree to this. This settled the conflict that had arisen from Missouri's application for statehood.
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1. Missouri would be a slave state
2. Maine would joing the union as a free state, keeping slave states and free states equal.
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Santa Fe Trail
This was another important path west. It led from independence Missouri to Santa fr Mexico. This trail followed an ancient Indian trail. -
Monroe Doctrine
An exclusive statement of American policy warning. European powers not to interfere with the americans. It included four main points that established boundaries. -
Jacksonian Democracy
1820s-1830s This was a period of democracy. Many states changed their qualifications for voters. They lowered or even eliminated the requirement that white men have to own a certain amount of property to vote. -
Tariff of Abominations
Before Andrew Jackson, congress placed a high tariff on imports. This caused angry southeners to call it the tariff of abominations, Southeners often relied on these imports to make profit, and the taxes put them in a large set back. -
Spoils System
The practice of giving government jobs to political backers. Andrew jackson was a big part of this. He gave some of his strongest supporters a job in congress, which could be debated as bad. Some people thought this was unfair, while some supported it. -
Indian removal act
Congress passed this, authorizing the removal of naive Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River. They were moved to a separate location. -
Bureau of Indian Affairs
To manage Indian removal in the western lands, congress approved the creation of a new government agency-AIA. -
Indian territory
Congress established this. United States land in current day Oklahoma where the Indians were moved to. Some supporters claimed that this would reduce or even take away conflict. -
Nullification Process
Conflict between supporters and the opponents of nullification deepened. Opponents believed that the people of America made up the union not the individual states. -
Alamo
An abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution. As defenders saw it, the Alamo was the key to protecting Texas in the time of need. Troops were sent in to defend from a general that was putting the people of Texas in danger. These troops depended a lot of the area of Alamo, as they saw it as the key to success. -
Oregon trail
From 1811 to 1840, the trail was put together by merchants, traders, and fur trappers. At that point it could only be traveled by foot or horse. By the year 1836, the first wagon was put on the trail. The trail stretched from independence, Missouri to fort halls, Idaho. -
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Trail of Tears
The chererokes were forced to make an 800 mile march. During the March, the Indians suffered from disease, hunger, and harsh weather. Almost one fourth of the 18,000 Indians died on the March. -
Whig Party
The Whig party favored the idea of a weak president and a strong congress. They were unable to agree on a presidential candidate. They nominated four men to run against the Vice President. 1830s-1850s -
Manifest Destiny
Some believed it was americas date to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean in order goal read democracy. O'sullivan coined the term in 1845. This attitude caused the western expansion and Native American removal. This also caused the war with Mexico. Some could argue that this attitude was bad, while some will argue that it was good. -
Donner party
A group of western travelers who went to California but were stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the winter. They were looking to go towards the gold rush, in search of a job. It was nearly a 2000 mile trek. About 90 people and a few wagons went on the trek, and nearly half of them died from starvation. They were also faced with the cold of winter, which meant some died from freezing to death. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Signed by the United States and Mexico on February 1848. This officially ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over its Northern Territory to the United States. This gave us Florida, which means we were given a large southern state. This also meant that a new state was added to the confederacy. -
California Gold Rush
A time in which gold was plentiful, which means jobs were plentiful as well. People traveled from all over to the west for new opportunity. The gold rush gave many people jobs. There was also A lot of migration from other countries, as well. -
Forty Niners
These were gold seeking migrants to California. They hoped to strike it rich. There were about 80,000 forty Niners that came to California. Whenever one might think of the California gold rush, they might also think of the forty Niners. -
Gadsden Purchase
Under the terms of this, the United States government paid Mexico 10 million dollars. In return the United States recieved parts of present day Arizona and New Mexico. This means more for western expansion. -
Fort miners
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Fort miners
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Fort miners
