Policies/ Agreements/Practices/Concepts
Treaty of Ghent (what did it settle?)
War of 1812.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (what was it? What was agreed upon?)
A treaty to end the U.S vs Mexico war. It was agreed for the U.S to expand west and keep the territory to them.
Treaty:
Agreements between Nations and becoming apart of laws. (To make Peace)
Assimilation:
Settling in.
Emancipation:
The act of freeing enslaved people.
Treaty of New Echota (what was agreed upon?)
Cherokees giving up all their land.
The Homestead Act (what was it? What did it impact?)
This act allowed settlers to get land, mostly near rivers which caused more water competition.
Displacement:
To expel or force to flee from home.
Frontier:
The area of land that was unsettled and available for settlement.
First in time, first in right policy:
The first appropriator of a property is the owner and as a consequence any following owner is subject to the original owner.
Indian Removal Act (What did it call for? Why was this important?)
Removing Indians from their homes and made them walk the trail of tears to Oklahoma.
Land Grant System (What were they? What was the impact?)
Land grants to people in-order to encourage settlement and economic development. Ranchos became powerful in California. Feudal-Like Structure.
Impressment:
A practice of forcing people into the nation's military service often without the people's consent.
Suffrage:
Right to vote in Public, Political elections and referendums.
Missions:
The labor system primarily used for farming and ranching in Mexican territories.
Supreme Court Case of Worcester v. Georgia (what did it decide, why was it important?)
This protected the Cherokees right to stay in Georgia, establishing sovereignty for Native Americans.
Influence of Mexican Culture (what was introduced / what was the impact?)
Catholicism, Ranching, Language, and Architecture was introduced. This made American settlers continue the Mexican Culture in their territory.
Elites:
Small groups of people who exercise non-appropriate power and influence.
Self-Reliance:
Individuals relying on themselves instead of relying on others.
Ranchos:
Large estates given to settles to develop land.
Spoils System (What was it?)
President Jackson gave government jobs to his supporters, claiming it democratized the government.
Slavery / Labor systems in Mexico (what were they / what were their views on slavery?)
They abolished Slavery because they didn't like it. Mexican Settlers relied on indigenous labor for ranchos and agricultural production in harsh conditions.
Feud:
A long-running argument or fight.
Marginalized:
Groups of people within a population who have been or are subject to discrimination.
Vaquero:
The term for Mexican cowhands who taught American settlers ranching techniques.