Preserved the national bank and purchased the Louisiana territory
accepted some federal beliefs
Importance of Monroe Doctrine
No European countries can establish colonies in North or South America
A coalition of voters included common laborers, small farmers, and factory workers who had originally been denied to vote because they did not meet the property requirement
Jackson won the election
Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river were forced to move to the west of it to what would be known as Oklahoma
Indian Removal Act
Costs of the Mexican Cession
Mexico gave up California, Nevada, Utah and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado in exchange for 15 million dollars and Mexican citizenship for people living within this area
Actions of the Louisiana Purchase
Removed the French from Northern America; accessible pathway to the Pacific Ocean; made contact with Native Americans in the west; mapped the Louisiana area and reached the Pacific
Spain gave up claims to Oregon territory and sold Florida to the US
Adams-Onis Treaty
1828 election in the "age of the common man"
Had to appeal to all voters rich or poor
Cherokee were forced walk from Georgia to Oklahoma. 4000 Cherokee perished of starvation and disease
Trail of Tears
Purpose of the American System
to improve three different parts of the economy: agriculture, commerce, industry
led an expedition to chart the Louisiana Territory
William Clark and Meriwether Lewis
purpose of the Northwest Territory
provided an orderly system by which territories can become states
William L. Marcy is rumored to say, "To the victor belong the spoils"
Daily Double - Explain how this connects to Andrew Jackson's presidency
The spoils system
Johnson v. M'Intosh (1823)
Native Americans had a basic right to live in their tribal lands, however these lands were really the property of the U.S. government
Texas
governments focus under Jefferson
promotion of agriculture over industrialization
Affects of the war of 1812
led to a surge in national pride; gained prestige among other countries for its performance during the war; bipartisanship eased and an era of Good Feelings began
Used more than all six prior presidents combined
veto
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) Cherokees claimed they had a right to sue because they were a sovereign nation
Supreme Court refused to hear the Cherokee's case against a Georgia state law that abolished their tribal government.
Native Americans were "domestic dependent nations" whose relationship with the federal government "resembles that of a ward to his guardian."
Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia
Court Case Marbury v. Madison decision
Daily Double - Explain the principle
judicial review
review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
Cost and benefits of expansion
Daily Double - Name 3 for points
clash with Native Americans; the American system was created to link the different regions of the US; investments led to better roads, canals, and railways; Second National Bank helped strengthen and stabilize the economy; tariffs benefited factory owners in the north but added to the costs of goods for Southerners and Westerners
Describe nullification
Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
Americanization
a variety of programs and campaigns aimed at turning foreigners into Americans.
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