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The Mossouri Compromise
On March 3, 1820, Congress passed a bill granting Missouri statehood as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be forever prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36th parallel, which runs approximately along the southern border of Missouri.No slavery except in Missouri would be allowed in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30' latitude line. -
Election of 1824
All the candidates were Democratic-Republicans, but personal and sectional interests outweighed political orthodoxy. The outcome of the very close election surprised political leaders. The winner in the all-important Electoral College was Andrew Jackson, the hero of the War of 1812, with ninety-nine votes. -
Indian Removal Act
was signed by President Andrew and authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands. Congress urged on by President Andrew Jackson, passed the Indian Removal Act The reason the Indian Removal Act was passed was that Americans wanted to settle on the Native American land. -
Nullification Crisis
during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, which involved a confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government. was caused by the introduction of a series of protective tariffs. -
Trail Of Tears
In 1835, a few self-appointed representatives of the Cherokee nation negotiated the Treaty of New Echota, which traded all To the federal government, the treaty was a done deal, but many of the Cherokee felt betrayed. Others thought it was more pragmatic to agree to leave in exchange for money and other concessions. To the federal government, the treaty was a done deal, but many of the Cherokee felt betrayed: After all, the negotiators did not represent the tribal government or anyone else. . -
Manifest Destiny
held that the United States was destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent. the opposition that still lingered against the annexation of Texas, urging national unity on behalf of “the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.” -
Mexican- American War
marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. It pitted a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded administration of U.S. President James K. Polk, who believed the United States had a to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. A border skirmish along the Rio Grande started off the fighting and was followed by a series of U.S. victories. When the dust cleared, Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory.
