Age of Jackson
Jackson removed hundreds of government workers and replaced them with people who had supported his campaign and/or were his friends
what is the spoils system?
earliest travel to the west was for this reason
what is the fur trade?
Eli Whitney contributed this invention to the Industrial Revolution
what are interchangeable parts?
went from war hero in the Mx-Am War to president
who is Zachary Taylor?
Henry Clay (Speaker of the House) pledges his support to John Quincy Adams and then becomes Secretary of State when Adams wins
what is the corrupt bargain?
2 things that make traveling west difficult
disease, time, attacks, accidents, weather, lack of water/food
lived in boarding houses and worked in the mills in town- sent money back home to their families
what are Lowell Girls?
towns that popped up over night as a result of the gold rush
what is a boomtown?
gave the president the right to remove all Native American tribes east of the Mississippi River
what is the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
California while still part of Mexico revolted against the government
what is the Bear Flag Revolt?
effect that industrial revolution had on women in society
what is in poor families women had to leave the home to work?
the majority of the hopeful gold miners came in 1849 earning them this nickname
what is forty-niners?
South Carolina passes a resolution saying they will not obey the Tariff of 1828
what is the Nullification Crisis?
important effect of the Mexican-American War for the U.S. (think how it matters later in the Civil War)
junior officers gain military experience (big name generals in the Civil War)
brought workers and machinery together in one place to produce goods
what is the factory system?
most successful business man during the gold rush
who is Levi Strauss?
Henry Clay tries to get the B.U.S re-chartered early thinking if Jackson opposes it his chances of winning re-election will decrease
what is the Bank War?
ended the Mexican-American War
what is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
the invention that kicked off the Industrial Revolution
what is a Spinning Jenny?
encouraged artists to focus on landscapes and natural beauty of the U.S.
what is the Hudson River School?