Vocab
Although this man won the presidential election of 1836, he became unpopular because of the Panic of 1837.
Who is Martin Van Buren?
This region’s economy was based on farming, especially of cash crops like tobacco and cotton.
What is the South?
This group was lead by Osceola against US troops?
What is the Seminole Tribe?
mission besieged during an important battle of the Texan Revolution.
What is the Alamo?
Mexican general who was captured at the Battle of San Jacinto
Who is Santa Anna?
Because this region depended on manufacturing, it supported high tariffs on imported goods.
What is the North?
John C. Calhoun left the vice-presidential office because of this historical event.
What is the Nullification Crisis?
This Indian group was lead on the Trail of Tears.
Who are the Cherokee?
increased the size of the United States by almost 25 percent
What is the Mexican Cession?
This trading post became an important American settlement in Oregon.
What is Astoria?
This policy favors the power of the states over the power of the federal government.
What is States' Rights?
Southerners were against this act of Congress because it led to very high prices for imported manufactured goods.
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
Who is John Jacob Astor?
This western territory was once claimed by the United States, Russia, Great Britain, and Spain.
What is Oregon Country?
U.S. president who favored the annexation of Texas in 1844.
Who is James Polk?
This Massachusetts Senator believed that it was important for the country to remain united.
Who is Daniel Webster?
A hero from the Battle of Tippecanoe, this man won the presidential election of 1840.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
These men were used to bring settlers to Texas by the Mexican Government.
What are empresarios?
gave the United States much of Mexico’s northern territory and ended the war.
What is the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo?
head of the Mormon Church after the murder of Joseph Smith
Who is Brigham Young?
President Jackson was strongly against this organization and vetoed its renewal.
What is the Second Bank of the United States?
These differences are based on where people live and the economy in those areas.
What is Sectionalism?
Restrictions on settlements by the Mexican Government lead to this war.
What is the Texan Revolution?
Americans traveled along this western trail to trade goods with Mexican merchants.
What is the Santa Fe Trail?
idea that the United States was bound to expand to the Pacific Ocean and spread democracy
What is Manifest Destiny?