Westward Expansion
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American
System
Andrew
Jackson
Annexation of
Texas
Battle of San
Jacinto
Tariff placed on foreign manufactured to
goods to protect American industry. The
money collected was used to create roads
and canals to improve American
Infrastructure. It also sought to create a
unified currency
War Hero, Lost the Election of 1824 despite
winning the popular vote, Won the
Presidential Election of 1828, Destroyed the
economy in his battle with the Second
National Bank, Moved the Native Americans
off their land, and was President during the
Nullification Crisis
The United States Annexed Texas which
Mexico considered a stolen Province. As a
result Mexico cut off diplomatic relations with
the US and ordered Zachary Taylor to leave
the Disputed Zone
In this 18 minute battle Sam Houston led his
men to victory capturing Santa Anna and
securing Texas' Independence during the
Texas Revolution
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Bear Flag
Revolt
A group of Americans living in California that
started an uprising during the Mexican War.
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Brigham
Young
Became leader of the Mormons after Joseph
Smith was murdered
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Cherokee
Native American tribe that tried to resist
relocation by adopting the culture of the
Americans. They sued - they case made it to
the Supreme Court and they won; Jackson
moved them anyway
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Corrupt
Bargain
Dangers of
Going West
Alleged deal between John Quincy Adams
and Henry Clay. In exchange for making
Adams President, Adams would make Clay
Secretary of State
Dangers in included getting lost or following
a bad trail, disease such as cholera, running
out of food, natural boundaries such as
rivers and mountains, hostile Native
American Tribes, and bad weather
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The Donner
Party
A group of Americans that got lost on their
way to California - had to resort to
cannibalism
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Henry Clay
Was the creator of the Missouri Compromise,
the American System, ended the Nullification
Crisis, Ran for President Multiple Times and
was made Secretary of State under the
Corrupt Bargain
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Independence
The starting point of many of the trails to the
West
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Inflation
Result of too much money in the economy - the
price of goods goes up while the value of
money goes down - happened in California
during the gold rush
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James K.
Polk
President of the United States during the
Mexican American War. He also annexed
Oregon, settled the boundary dispute with
Great Britain, and fixed the banking system
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John Quincy
Adams
Won the election of 1824 through a suspected
Corrupt Bargain. As a result he was not able to
accomplish much during his Presidency
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Levi Strauss
Made a fortune selling denim pants to miners
during the California Gold Rush
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Manifest
Destiny
The idea that it was determined by God that
the United States was meant to occupy all of
the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Meriwether
Lewis
Leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also
know as the Corps. of Discovery. He was
usually in charge of taking notes an various
plants and animals
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Mormons
Religious group founded by Joseph Smith.
They faced persecution for their "radical
beliefs"
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Mountain
Men
Made their living selling furs, when the fur
industry died they made a a living guiding
settlers to the West
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Napoleon
Leader of France, as a result of losing in Haiti
and his ongoing war he needed money so he
sold Louisiana to the United States
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Narcissa
Whitman
One of the first white women to cross the
content. She and her husband were
missionaries killed by the Cayuse Indians
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Nullification
Crisis
Started when the South led by John C.
Calhoun stated they should have the right to
cancel a federal law they felt was
unconstitutional - in this case it was the Tariff of
Abominations
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Placer
Mining
Most popular method of mining for gold in
California
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Pull Factors
Things that drew Americans to move west.
Examples include - free/cheap land, gold,
religious freedom, and to convert others to
Christianity
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Push Factors
Things that pushed the Americans from the
East to the West - the most important push
factor was the bad economy caused by
Jackson's war with the Bank
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Sacagawea
She was a Native American that guided Lewis
and Clark. She translated, got them horses,
and showed they were peaceful
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Sam
Houston
Leader of Texas during the Texas Revolution. He led his mean to victory at the Battle of San Jacinto
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Santa Anna
Was the leader of Mexico during the Texas evolution and the Mexican War
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Santa Fe
Trail
A dangerous trail used by merchants to transports goods for trade. Real from Independence MO, to Santa Fe New
Mexico
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Seminoles
Tried to resist relocation by fighting and hiding in the swamps of Florida. Although they were moved many were able to
evade capture.
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Stephen
Austin
He was an empresario that brought many Americans to Texas in exchange for a large land grant
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Talleyrand
Napoleon's foreign minister - he met with Livingston and Monroe to negotiate the terms of the Louisiana Purchase
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Tariffs
Tax on imported goods. Made the South very upset and caused the Nullification Crisis
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Tejanos
Settlers of Spanish descent living in Texas
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Thomas
Jefferson
President that purchased Louisiana - although he felt it was unconstitutional
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Trail of Tears
Forced march of the Cherokee over 800 miles which resulted in the death of 1/4 of the tribe
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Utah
Where the Mormons moved to after Joseph Smith was killed. Because of it's very dry climate they had to develop a very
strict water code
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Westward
Expansion
Created conflict between the North and South because each new addition threaten to disrupt the balance of Free and
Slave states and thereby disrupting the balance of power in the Senate
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William
Clark
Co-Leader of the Corps of Discovery - he was usually in charge of map making