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Sectionalism
Sectionalism, or loyalty to one's country, grew in the first half of the 1800s as the north states became more industrious and the south's slave industry grew as well. -
Oregon Trail
A large trail between the Missouri River and Oregon Territory that was set by hunters and used by settlers who wished for adventure and new land. -
Manifest Destiny
The beleif that the US and its settlers were destined to expand across North America. Many endorsed the idea, but many others rejected it (Lincoln, Grant, etc.) -
Era of Good Feelings
A period of time that reflected a time of American nationalism after the US "victory" in the war of 1812. -
Nationalism
The Era of Good Feelings provided an extreme sense of Nationalism, or pride for the country. -
Adams-Onís Treaty
Treaty betwen the US and Spain that gave the US the land of modern day Florida and created the boundary of New Spain. -
Passing of the Missouri Compromise
Idea created by Henry Clay and passed by Congress, it added Missouri to the US as a slave state, added Maine to the Union as well, and expanded American territory with a line extending west from the bottom of Missouri. Made the number of slave states and free states equal at the time. -
Sante Fe Trail
A trail similar to the Oregon trail, providing a path for settlers to move to the western territories. Connects Independence, Missouri to Sante Fe, New Mexico. -
Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe introduces idea in State of the Union that any other European settlement in the Americas would be considered a hostile move against the US. -
Bureau of Indian Affairs
An agency of the federal government that handles land that belongs to the Native American tribes. Still a part of the federal government today. -
Passing of the Tariff of Abominations
A tariff desgined to protect manufacturing in the Northern States. Dubbed "Tariff of Abominations" by the southern civilians because of the negative effects on their plantations. -
Whig Party
A political party that was originally made to oppose Andrew Jackson and his presidency and his democratic party. Beleived in including slavery in the states. "Whig" means to oppose tyranny. -
Spoils system
A practice where after a President won the election, they give government jobs to supporters. Not liked when Andrew Jackson performed this, especially by opponents. -
Indian Territory
The land set aside for the Americans to relocate Indians from the Trail of Tears and other relocations. -
Passing of the Indian Removal Act
Authorized the President to negotiate with the native tribes for their ancestral land. -
Trail of Tears
A series of forced relocations of Native Americans that took place between 1830 and 1850. -
Nullification Crisis
A sectional crisis that took place in the years 1832-33 in which South Carolina declared that the Tariffs that had recently been passed unconstitutinal. -
Battle of the Alamo
A pivotal battle in the Texas Revolution; after Mexican general Antonia Lopez de Santa Anna's cruelty against the Texans on the Alamo base, it inspired many Americans to join the army and then used this new army to defeat the Mexicans and end the war. -
Donner Party
A group of pioneers that ventured the Oregon Trail. Many memebers of their party died of starvation and exposure and some survivors had to resort to canibilism. A famous example of the hardships taken on the Oregon Trail. -
California Gold Rush
The news of gold in California drew thousands of people to the region in search of riches from both within the country and from across the world. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
With the defeat of Mexico's army, the country seeked for solutions to end the war. This treaty ended the war and gave America the Mexico territory. -
Forty-Niners
Forty-Niners (from the year many of them arrived, 1849) was the nickname of the miners that mined in California for gold during the California gold rush -
Gadsden Purchase
A region of land that is now a part of Southern Arizona and Southern New Mexico that was purchased from Mexico. This region of land is still ours and rests on the border of Arizona and New Mexico with Mexico.
