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Adam-Onis Treaty of 1819
Can also be called Transcontinental Treaty, the Adam-Onis Treaty of 1819 was ratified in 1821. Spain and the U.S. defined the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase. Also under the treaty Spain also surrendered their claim to the Pacific Northwest. The same way the U.S. recognized that Spain owned Texas. -
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Even before the Missouri Compromise of 1820, arguments started between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in the U.S. Congress and all around country. They reached their breaking point when Missouri requested to become a state in the Union as a slave state. Doing so however would mean there would be more slave states than anti-slavery states. To maintain peace, Congress made a compromise with two parts. This meant that Missouri would get admitted as a slave state but Maine would be... read more -
Monroe Doctrine
Americans were happy for the new independence in Latin America. However, they were concerned that European nations would begin to take advantage of this. Britain wanted the U.S. to join them in a statement guaranteeing the freedom of the new nations.However, Monroe chose to act alone. In 1823, Monroe made a bold foreign policy statement called the Monroe Doctrine. It stated that the United States would not interfere in the affairs of European nations or existing colonies of... read more -
Jackson Democracy
Jacksonian Democracy is a party comprised of ordinary farmers and workers. It did not like economic elites had special privileges. They also believed in pushing the Native Americans further west so as to keep the prices of western lands affordable to the ordinary white man. -
1924 Presidential Election
The 1924 Presidential election was the end of the Federalist Party. In this election, there were no Federalists that ran for president; the five significant candidates were all Democratic-Republicans. The result was very close. The candidate that won the most electoral votes was Andrew Jackson (99 votes), followed by John Quincy Adams (84 votes). But since neither candidate won the majority of the nation’s votes (Jackson - 43% and Adams - 30%), the House of Representatives had... read more -
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John Quincy Adams Presidency
John Quincy Adams was the 6th President of the U.S. He was the first person who became president and had a father who had been president. His father was John Adams in fact, second president of the U.S. In the early 1900s it was political custom that the Secretary of State was considered the political heir to president. Clay supported Adams, which got John Quincy Adams to be the president. He wants to spread democracy through what he calls “Jacksonian Democracy”. Many people did not... read more -
Election of 1828
The election of 1828 was a two party election, thus ending the Era of Good Feelings. The supporters of John Quincy Adams were known as the Republicans, and the Andrew Jackson’s supporters were known as the Democrats. Those against Jackson pointed out that he was violent and a controversial figure, and those against Adams was mocked for being a refined and intelligent man. They said he was a person who would take advantage over people. In the end, because Jackson appealed more to the... read more -
The Whig Party
Supporters of national growth called themselves National Republicans. In 1834, they began calling themselves Whigs. Whigs wanted the Federal Government to spur the economy. They included eastern business people, southern planters, and former Federalists. The Jeffersonians are the opposing group to the Whigs.
