Category 1
The movement of people into another nations to make a permanent home there
Immigration
Slavery
The political party that Andrew Jackson belonged to
Democratic Party
Someone who opposed slavery and work to end it
Abolitionist
Andrew Jackson rewarded his supporters and friends with government Jobs
Spoils System
Anti-immigrant ideas
Nativism
This forced all Native Americans to move West of the Mississippi, away from their ancestral lands
This protective tax on imports was central to the debate over state's rights vs. National Supremacy
Tariff
Loyalty to a region of the country
Sectionalism
A major reason for the increase in Irish immigrants from 1845-1850
The potato famine
In 1838 the US Army forced the Cherokee to leave their homes and march west. Many died on the journey.
The Trail of Tears
This was opposed by southerners who resented the national control over state banking
National Bank
The idea that America should expand its borders "from sea to shining sea"
Manifest Destiny
The program supported by John Quincy Adams that was supposed to unify the nation by establishing better national transportation, protective tariff, and a second national bank
The American System
Series of safe houses organized by abolitionists to help slaves escaping to freedom
The Underground Railroad
Large meeting in Seneca Falls, New York about obtaining rights for women
Women's Rights Convention
Leave the union form their own country
Secede
development of new technology that began in Great Britain during the 1700s. Reached the United States in the early 1800s.
Industrial Revolution
New technology that stimulated the development of transportation systems. This increased westward expansion.
Transportation Revolution
Military order given from Lincoln that declared slaves in southern states free. Seen as symbolic stance against slavery.
Emancipation Proclamation
Southern states seceded and formed this country
The Confederate States of America