vocabulary
what is another term for name calling between political candidates
mudslinging
Reason people from all over world went to California in1800's
Gold and to become rich
state that wanted to be annexed into the U.S.
Texas
when one company controls an entire product
monopoly
the election of 1824 resulted in no winner because...
nobody received majority vote
when a deal is made if one supports another, they will be rewarded with a gov. position
spoil system
people called this when went to California
49er's
this was the forced removal of 1000's of Native Americans
Trail of Tearss
this will control others from stealing or copying an idea
patent
who chooses the president when there is a tie or no majority vote winner
Speaker of the House
when a gov official chooses someone that he/she wants instead of the person that the people want
corrupt bargaining
positive outcome of the gold rush
California became a boomtown
these states were obtained from Mexico after the Mexican American war
New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California
this was and invention that caused a drastic increase in slavery in the U.S.
cotton gin
who won the election of 1828 by calling himself the
"peoples president"
Andrew Jackson
term used to show that someone says or feels something but does the opposite
contradict
this person made the first jeans for gold miners
Levi Strauss
reason that areas in this region became a boomtown
gold rush
inventor of cotton gin
Eli Whitney
what area did the Americans want that the Native Americans already were living
area east of the Mississippi
belief that America was created to extend across the entire continent
Manifest Destiny
this was when a percentage of gold backed the U.S. dollar
Gold Standard
state that Native Americans were pushed to relocate under Jackson
Oklahoma
this is where the Cherokee nation turned to when it felt Andrew Jackson removal of the Native Americans was unconstitutional
U.S. Supreme Court
reason why Americans wanted land east of Mississippi
more fertile land and some gold was found in the region