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7th president of the United States. His belief in a strong presidency made him both loved and hated. He gained loyal friends and fierce enemies.
Andrew Jackson
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U.S. purchase of land from Mexico that included the southern parts of present-day Arizona and New Mexico
Gadsden Purchase
a financial crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression
Panic of 1837
a 2,000 mile trail stretching through the Great Plains from western Missouri to the Oregon Territory
The Oregon Trail
Santa Anna and 5,000 Mexican soldiers marched into San Antonio ready to attack the Alamo in revenge for the Texans defeating General Cos and the Mexican Army in December of 1835
The Battle of the Alamo
a politician's practice of giving government jobs to his or her supporters
spoils system
an 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of almost 1/4 of the Cherokee people
The Trail Of Tears
in 1845, _________ became the 28th state of the United States
Texas
a machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 to remove seeds from short-staple cotton; revolutionized the cotton industry
cotton gin
the use of water powered textile mills that employed young, unmarried women in the 1800's
Lowell Mill Girls
a tax issued on imported woolen goods. northerners wanted the tariff to protect their industries from foreign competition, but southerners opposed the tax
The Tariff of 1828
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8th President of the United States, Jackson's Secretary of State. Was blamed for the Panic of 1837
Martin Van Buren
rapid influx of fortune seekers to the site of newly discovered gold deposits
Gold Rush
the canal that runs from Albany to Buffalo, New York; completed in 1825
The Erie Canal
a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
The Indian Removal Act
President Andrew Jackson's group of informal advisors; so called because they often met in the White House kitchen
Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet
a belief shared by many Americans in the mid 1800's that the United States expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
the lands ceded or surrendered to the United States by Mexico at the end of the Mexican-American War
a period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid 1700's
The Industrial Revolution
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a period of religious evangelism that began in the 1790's and became widespread in the United States by the 1830's
The Second Great Awakening