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Sectionalism
Sectionalism split the United States into regions and the people in their respective region would be loyal to their region instead of the entire country. -
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Nationalism
Nationalism was where the interest of a state or nation was important. -
Era of Good Feeling
The phrase 'era of good feeling' was first used in a newspaper in Boston on the date given, following the good-will visit ofthe new president James Monroe.This mood was because of the strong victory America had in the War of 1812, showing that America was young but also a strong narion. -
McCulloch V. Maryland
A cashier from Baltimore was refusing to pay his taxes and a case was brought to court. The case btought up two questions, Does Congress have the authority to establish the tax? also Did Maryland's laws unconstitutionally interfere with congressional powers. -
The Missouri Compromise
This was a United States federal statute by Henry Clay. It regulated slavery in the country's western territories by prohibiting the practice of slavery north of the parallel 36°30′ north. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
A treaty between the United States and Spain that ceded Flordia to the U.S and defined the boundary between the U.S and Spain. -
Santa Fe Trial
19th century transportation route through central North America that concluded Independance, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. -
Monroe Doctrine
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Tariff of Abominations
This tariff was proposed on May 19, 1828, designed simply to protect indusrty in the Northern U.S. -
Jacksonian Democracy
Political movements toward greater democracy for the cmmon man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. -
Spoils System
Practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends, and relatives as a reward for working toward victorry, and as an incentive to keep working for the party. -
Indian Removal Act
This act gave Andrew Jackson authorization to meet with Southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal terrotory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their ancestrial homelands. -
Indian Territory
The Indians were given territory which is now present day Oklahama. They were given horrible land by the federal government. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was arround an 8 year long occurance that involved the removing of the Indians. Known as the Trail of Tears because many Indians never made it through the journey. -
Nullification Crisis
A sectional crisis during thne presidency of Andrew Jackson, which involved a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government. -
Whig Party
A political party that held 4 presidents as members. Their rival was the Democraric party but it was central to the second party system from the early 1830s. -
The Alamo
The Battle of Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas revolution. Following a 13 day seige Mexican troops under President General Antonio Lopez de Santa launched an assault on the Alamo. -
Oregon Trail
A 2,200 mile journey that many people attemted to cross. The mass migration led to larger populations in the Western region and a better knowing of the land. -
Manifest Destiny
The attitude present during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could but denied to. -
Donner Party
A group of American pioneers who set out for California in a Wagon. Delayed by a series of mishaps and misteakes, they spent the winter struggling to surrvive. -
California Gold Rush
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Forty Niners
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Treaty of Guadelupe
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Gadsen Purchase
The Gadsen purchase was $10 million purchase that gave the U.S. New Mexico and Arizona. This purchase expanded America even more than it already was and allowed more areas for Americans to settle.
