The Growing Nation
1820 - 1860
The American Republic, Unit 5
The Jackson Era,
1824 - 1845
Chapter 11, Section 1
Jacksonian
Democracy
Chapter 11, Section 1
Vocabulary
1.
Favorite Son
8.
Majority
2.
Plurality
9.
Mudslinging
3.
Landslide
10.
Suffrage
4.
Bureaucracy
11.
Spoils System
5.
Caucus
12. Nominating Convention
6.
Tariff
13. Nullify
7.
Secede
Political Parties in 1828
Candidate
DemocraticRepublicans
National
Republicans
Views/Positions
Political Parties in 1828
Candidate
Views/Positions
DemocraticRepublicans
(General)
Andrew
Jackson
Favored State’s
Rights
National
Republicans
John Quincy
Adams
Favored a
Strong Federal
Government
Changes to the Political System
under Andrew Jackson
Changes under
Jackson
Changes to the Political System
under Andrew Jackson
More Democratic system for
nominating Political candidates
Changes under
Jackson
Expansion of Suffrage
The Spoils System
Political Cartoons
• At
this time in history, there were very few ways
of getting information to voters. The most
common method of communication was the
newspaper. Often, editors of the newspaper(s)
used cartoons to make their point(s) to readers.
• Analyze
• What
the political cartoon found on page 338.
symbols does the cartoonist use to suggest
items of royalty?
Reflection Questions
1.
Why were Adams and Clay accused of making a “corrupt
bargain?”
2.
Why did the House of Representatives select the president
in the 1824 presidential election?
3.
How did Jackson try to get the support of the people in the
election of 1828?
4.
What was the main reason President Adams was not
popular with the Democratic-Republicans?
5.
What is the caucus system?
6.
Why did South Carolina pass the Nullification Act?
Notes, Vocabulary, and Guided
Reading Quiz 11.1
1.
What was the main reason President Adams was not
popular with the Democratic-Republicans?
2.
Why was Adams unable to achieve his policy objectives
after the congressional elections of 1826?
3.
Under President Jackson, who could NOT vote?
4.
What did the Force Bill allow?
5.
Define:
a. Majority b. Suffrage c. Caucus d. Spoils System
Conflicts Over Land
Chapter 11, Section 2
Vocabulary
1.Relocate
2.Guerrilla
Tactics
Expansion of the United States and
its effect on Native Americans
What Happened to the Tribes?
Cherokee
Sauk/Fox
Seminole
Expansion of the United States and
its effect on Native Americans
What Happened to the Tribes?
Cherokee
Sauk/Fox
Seminole
Legally challenged their removal in
court and won. However, they were
forced to move anyway.
They tried to reclaim their land, but
were driven off.
They waged a guerrilla war until
the United States allowed them to
stay in Florida.
What were the steps that led to the
eventual removal of the Cherokee from
their Native Lands?
The 1835 Treaty between the United States and the
Cherokee
What were the steps that led to the
eventual removal of the Cherokee from
their Native Lands?
The 1835 Treaty between the United States and the
Cherokee
Most Cherokee refused to sign the treaty
Cherokee protested to the Federal Government and won
their case
Federal Troops removed the Cherokee
Map Exercise
• Review
the map, Removal of Native
Americans, 1820 – 1840
• What
group was forced to move
farthest from its homeland?
• Which
groups were forced to move
from Mississippi?
Reflection Questions
1.
What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?
2.
How was the response of the Seminoles different from
that of the Cherokee when they were removed from
their lands?
3.
Why was the removal of the Cherokee known as the
“Trail of Tears?”
4.
How were the Seminole able to resist relocation?
5.
How was Georgia’s policy toward the Cherokee different
from previous federal policy?
Notes Quiz 11.2
1.
What area did Congress create in 1834?
2.
How was the response of the Seminoles different from
that of the Cherokee when they were removed from
their lands?
3.
How did Chief Justice John Marshal rule in Worcester v.
Georgia?
4.
How was Georgia’s policy toward the Cherokee different
from previous federal policy?
5.
What was the Trail of Tears and how did it get its
name?
Discussion Question 11.2
• MLA
• No
Format with Works Cited page
more than 150 words
• Explain
why the actions of President Jackson in
his reaction to the Supreme Court ruling in
Worcester v. Georgia should be considered
unconstitutional.
Jackson and the
Bank
Chapter 11, Section 3
Vocabulary
1.Veto
2.Depression
3.Laissez-Faire
4.Log
Cabin Campaign
How did President Jackson put the Bank
of the United States out of business?
President
Jackson
stops the
Bank
How did President Jackson put the Bank
of the United States out of business?
President
Jackson
vetoes bill
to renew
the bank’s
charter.
President
Jackson
orders the
withdrawal
of all
government
deposits
from the
bank
President
Jackson
stops the
Bank
How did the Panic of 1837 affect the
presidency of Martin Van Buren?
The Panic of
1837
How did the Panic of 1837 affect the
presidency of Martin Van Buren?
The Panic of
1837
Supporters
turn
against
Van Buren
Van Buren
loses the
1840
election and
his
presidency
ends
Political Cartoons
• Examine
the political cartoon on page 349.
Do you think the Bank of the United States
is portrayed positively or negatively.
Explain your answer in an MLA formatted
essay of no more than 100 words. Works
cited page and citation in text is not
required.
Reflection Questions 11.3
1.
List President Jackson’s reasons for wanting to “kill” the
Bank of the United States.
2.
What was the new treasury system supposed to prevent?
3.
Why did President Van Buren do little to solve the nation’s
economic problems during the depression?
4.
What tactics did the Whigs borrow from Jackson’s campaign
to win the election of 1840?
5.
How did John Tyler become president?
Notes Quiz 11.3
1.
How did President Jackson “kill” the bank once he
was reelected?
2.
Name the three things that characterize a
“depression.”
3.
What happened shortly after the inauguration of
1841?
4.
What was the new treasury system supposed to
prevent?
5.
Why did President Van Buren do little to solve the
nation’s economic problems during the depression?
Manifest Destiny,
1818 - 1853
Chapter 12
The Oregon Country
Chapter 12, Section 1
Vocabulary
1.Joint
Occupation
2.Mountain
Man
3.Rendezvous
4.Emigrant
5.Manifest
Destiny
Time-Line of Key Events
•
1819
1825
1836
1846
Time-Line of Key Events
AdamsOnis
Treaty
•
1819
Adams
becomes
POTUS
Whitman
builds a
mission in
Oregon
1825
1836
The
United
States
and
Britain
set
Oregon
boundary
1846
Cause and Effect of the Fur Trade
•
CAUSE
The Fur
Trade
Develops
EFFECT
Cause and Effect of the Fur Trade
•
CAUSE
The Fur
Trade
Develops
EFFECT
Reports of
fertile land
encouraged
many new
settlers to
move there
Reflection Questions
1.
Name the four countries that claimed parts of the
Oregon Country.
2.
What North American territories did Russia control in
the early 1800s?
3.
How did most pioneers get to Oregon?
4.
How did the fur trade in Oregon aid Americans who
began settling there?
5.
How did the idea of Manifest Destiny help Americans
justify their desire to extend the United States to the
Pacific Ocean?
Independence for
Texas
Chapter 12, Section 2
Vocabulary
1.
Tejano
2.
Empresario
3.
Decree
4.
Annex
Key Events in Texas
1835
October
December
1836
February
March
April
May
September
Key Events in Texas
1835
October
Battle at Gonzales
December
Texans liberate San Antonio
1836
February
Siege at the Alamo begins
March
Declaration of Independence for the
Republic of Texas
April
Battle at San Jacinto
May
Santa Anna signs the treaty
September
Sam Houston elected as president of Texas
Cause of the War between Texas and
Mexico
WAR
Cause of the War between Texas and
Mexico
Colonists disobeyed
colonization laws and
Mexico halted
immigration
WAR
Santa Anna threw out
the Mexican
Constitution and
centralized control
Reflection Questions
1.
What role did empresarios play in colonization?
2.
Name four things that American settlers agreed to do in
exchange for receiving land in Texas.
3.
Why did Northerners and Southerners disagree on the
annexation of Texas?
4.
Who was commander-in-chief of the Texas forces?
5.
How did the fall of the Alamo help the cause of Texas
independence, even though it was a defeat for the
Texans?
6.
Who was president of the Texas Republic?
Notes Quiz 12.2
1.
Define empresario.
2.
Name four things that American settlers agreed to
do in exchange for receiving land in Texas.
3.
How did the fall of the Alamo help the cause of
Texas independence, even though it was a defeat for
the Texans?
4.
What is the significance of March 2, 1836?
5.
What was the battle cry of the Texans at the Battle
of San Jacinto?
6.
Texas was admitted as the ____________ state.
War with Mexico
Chapter 12, Section 3
Vocabulary
1.Rancho
2.Ranchero
3.Californios
4.Cede
War with Mexico
Actions Taken
William Becknell
Jedediah Smith
John C. Fremont
War with Mexico
Actions Taken
William Becknell
Jedediah Smith
John C. Fremont
First American trader in
Santa Fe; blazed the Santa
Fe Trail
Visited and wrote bout San
Gabriel Mission
Visited and wrote about
California
Polk’s Strategy and how it was
Accomplished
Polk’s Strategy
Polk’s Strategy and how it was
Accomplished
Polk’s Strategy
Drive Mexican forces out
of Texas – Taylor
captures Monterrey and
Buena Vista securing
Texas border
Seize New Mexico and
California – Kearny captures
New Mexico capital, and
Sloat declares California to
be annexed to the United
States
Take the capital of
Mexico – Scott’s army
takes the capital
Reflection Questions
1.
Where did the Santa Fe Trail end?
2.
What was the purpose of the California Missions?
3.
Why did the Spanish establish missions in the
Southwest and what happened to the mission land after
Mexico gained independence from Spain?
4.
According to the Mexican Government, where was the
border between Texas and Mexico?
5.
What lands did Mexico cede to the United States?
New Settlers in
California and Utah
Chapter 12, Section 4
Vocabulary
Forty-Niners
2. Boomtown
3. Vigilante
1.
Roles in the Settlement of California
and Utah
What was their role?
Forty-Niners
Mormons
Brigham Young
Roles in the Settlement of California
and Utah
What was their role?
Forty-Niners
Came to California after gold was
discovered
Mormons
Religious group whose migration to
present-day Utah was the largest
single migration in American history
Brigham Young Mormon leader and governor of Utah
territory
California Gold Rush and Economic
Growth
Growth of California
California Gold Rush and Economic
Growth
Increased
Population
Increased
Agriculture
Growth of California
Increased
Trade
Reflection Questions 12.4
1.
Why did the Forty-Niners come to California?
2.
Why was California’s entry into the Union
delayed?
3.
How might the history of California have been
different if the Gold Rush had not happened?
4.
Why was Deseret able to grow economically?
5.
Examine the cause-and-effect chart on page 377.
Are each of the effects of westward expansion
positive? Explain your answer.
Notes Quiz 12.4
1.
Why was California’s entry into the Union delayed?
2.
What document identified California as a free state?
3.
Where did the vast majority of “49ers” come from?
4.
What was the historical significance of the
migration of 12,000 Mormons to the Great Salt
Lake in 1846?
5.
Who was the leader of the Mormon migration?
The Age of Reform,
1820 - 1860
Chapter 14
SOCIAL REFORM
Chapter 14, section 1
Vocabulary
1.Utopia
2.Revival
3.Temperance
4.Normal
School
5.Transcendentalist
Contributions of Reformers’
Contributions
Lyman Beecher
Horace Mann
Thomas Gallaudet
Dorothea Dix
Contributions of Reformers’
Contributions
Lyman Beecher
Led the temperance movement
Horace Mann
Promoted longer school terms, better
trained teachers, and improved
curriculum
Thomas Gallaudet
Developed a method to educate the
hearing-impaired
Dorothea Dix
Led a movement to improve the care
of prisoners and people with mental
illness
The Cause and Effect of the Religious
Movement
Religious
Movement
The Cause and Effect of the Religious
Movement
People wanted to
reform their own
lives
Religious
Movement
The reform spirit motivated
people to become involved
in social reform and
missionary work
Reflection Questions 14.1
1.
What were the effects of the Second Great Awakening?
2.
How did Dr. Samuel Howe help the visually impaired?
3.
What were the three accepted principles of public
education in the 1850s?
4.
How did Thoreau act on his beliefs and what impact
might such acts have had on the government?
5.
What did Thomas Jefferson mean when he said that the
United States could not survive as a democracy without
educated and well-informed citizens?
Notes Quiz 14.1
1.
What is temperance?
2.
What were the three accepted principles of
public education in the 1850s?
3.
Which college admitted both women and
African-Americans?
4.
Name the most successful book and its author in
the mid-1800’s?
5.
What were the effects of the Second Great
Awakening?
The Abolitionists
Chapter 14, Section 2
Vocabulary
1.Abolitionist
2.Underground
Railroad
Five Important Abolitionists
1
2 African American
Newspapermen
Abolitionists
2 sisters
1
1
Five Important Abolitionists
William Lloyd Garrison
Samuel Cornish and John
Russwurm
Abolitionists
Sarah and Angelina Grimke
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Actions Abolitionists took to Free
Enslaved People
Freeing
of
Enslaved
People
Actions Abolitionists took to Free
Enslaved People
Founding of abolitionist
newspapers and societies
Freeing
of
Enslaved
People
Buying enslaved people and
relocating them
Providing safe houses along
the Underground Railroad
Speaking out against slavery
Reflection Questions 14.2
1.
How did the American Colonization Society fight
slavery?
2.
What role did Harriet Tubman play in the
antislavery movement?
3.
Why did Frederick Douglass return to the United
States?
4.
Why did many Northerners oppose the abolition of
slavery?
5.
What were the differences between Northerners
who opposed abolitionism and Southerners who
opposed abolitionism?
Discussion Question 14.2
•
MLA Format
•
No more than 150 words
•
Works cited page and citation in text are required
• Imagine
that you were alive and living in the
United States in 1860. Explain your view of
slavery from the point of view of a race other
than your own. You may imagine yourself as
living in either the North or the South.