Treaties
What countries were involved in the Treaty of 1818?
US and Britain (Canada)
Who was the 7th president of the US?
Jackson
What was the period of Americans moving to the west known as?
Westward Expansion
What was the forced migration of Native Americans from the east of the Mississippi River to the west?
Trail of Tears
What is the process of transitioning from agriculture to manufacturing?
Industrialization
What countries were involved in the Adams-Onis Treaty?
US and Spain
What battle did Jackson famously lead the US forces in?
Battle of New Orleans
What idea suggested that the US was destined to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?
Manifest Destiny
What law forced the Native Americans to move to the western side of the Mississippi River?
Indian Removal Act
What was the period from the late 18th century to the mid 19th century when machines powered by steam became common?
First Industrial Revolution
What territory did the US gain in the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Florida
What group of Native Americans did Jackson and other generals fight in Florida?
Seminoles
What resource drove people to move west?
Gold
What President required Native Americans to move to the west?
Jackson (Indian Removal Act) Buchanan (Trail of Tears)
How was the north affected by the industrial revolution?
The north shifted to a manufacturing and trading economy using the machinery to produce products and transport their goods
What did the US use the land for that it bought in the Gadsden Purchase?
To build a southern transcontinental railroad
What was the spoils system?
Giving government jobs to Jackson's supporters instead of people who were best suited for the jobs
What national project allowed people to more safely and more quickly move to the west?
Transcontinental Railroad
Why did Georgia want the Cherokees' land?
Gold was discovered on the Cherokees' land
How was the south affected by the industrial revolution?
The cotton gin and muti-effect evaporator made cotton and sugar profitable and resulted in an increase in slavery to support these industries
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War and gave the US several new territories including California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
He dissolved the national bank
How did the government encourage people to build farms in the west?
They offered land at low prices and sometimes for free if individuals would build farms on the land
Why did the federal government want the Native Americans to move across the Mississippi River?
The federal government wanted to develop the land and felt the Native Americans were not using the land effectively
Why did the South oppose tariffs?
Tariffs increased the cost of manufactured goods which only benefited the north and damaged relations with Britain where the south sold most of its cotton