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Factories in the 1800's were going good, but the workers were not. Factory workers worked 10-14 hours a day. Women were payed less than men whom had the same job. At the time, food and house expenses were rising which made it harder for the the female workers. They set up labor unions. The women got their voices heard and their salary went up. -
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After 11 years of war against Spain, Mexico gained independence. This would later benefit the United States with tradings. It was very difficult to do trading with Spain. -
After Mexico declared independence, they wanted to trade land with the United States. They both supported this. As I said before, the Mexican independence would later benefit the United States.
In 1822 one of the first trails to the west was established by a man named William Becknell. The trail was over 900 miles and it ran through Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe. Later known as the Santa Fe Trail. -
The main candidates in the 1824 were John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams, and Andrew Jackson, whom fought in the War of 1812. Adams beliefs were to build canals and roads to make the nation’s transportation system better. He believed in science and we need more education.Jefferson supported state rights. Jackson won the popular vote, but not more than half. The House of Representatives had to choose one of the top three candidates; Jackson, Adams, or Crawford. Jackson won the next election. -
Adams and Jackson were of the same party. Yet the party had become divided. According to the textbook, rich men from the east wanted to reelect Adams. Jackson thought of himself as the "Champion of hardworking people." Then the party spit into two. Adams new party name is National Republican and Jackson had brought the Democratic Party to the United States. Jackson was elected. -
Abolitionists were people who wanted to end slavery. Many people went around the nation giving speeches about slavery. These people really made an impact on African-Americans. In 1842 President John Quincy Adams made any child born in the United States a free child. -
Mexico welcomed American settlers because of the Native Americans. Tejas had more Americans than Mexicans in it. The Americans brought their slaves even though it was illegal. Mexico stopped American settlement. Texans wanted statehood within Mexico but the president didn't like it. Texas started a war and declared their independence. A few years later Texas is annexed to the US. -
Jackson never had a good relationship with the Native Americans. But he wanted them off "his" land. According to the text, "The act required the government to peacefully negotiate treaties with Native Americans and not force them off their land." -
After numerous battle between European settlers against Cherokee, the Cherokee lost and they were forced off of their land. Although, the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional. Jackson didn't care; he just wanted them out of the land. After treaties were signed. The Cherokee moved 5,043 miles west. They went through present day Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. 4,000 people died. -
Jackson wasn't a good man, but he was a good president for those he wanted to help. He kept the economy going at a good rate. One odd thing about Jackson was he despised any currency except gold and silver. He closed the second bank in his second term. He made the currency gold and silver. People panicked and went to banks to trade their money for gold and silver. The bank ran out; jobs were lost and so was land. -
For many years women, African-Americans, and poor people couldn't go to school. Many fought for the rights for these groups. Many schools were made for women and young girls in the early 1820's. Although these schools were only for white women. It was even more difficult for African-Americans to get a good education. A man named Horace Mann wanted every good citizen to get a good education. Each state followed, the southern states followed slowly and it took them longer. -
The American party, also known as the Know-Nothing party because if someone asked what the party did they would say "I know nothing", was completely against immigration. It's ironic because the same people who were in the party were of immigrant decent. They wanted immigrants to not have voting rights and they had to live in the nation for at least 21 years. Some laws were passed, some weren't. The views on slavery ended the party. -
Polk was elected president. He strongly believed in Manifest Destiny. He wanted to annex California, Oregon, and Texas. People in the south supported annexing Texas; because if we did, it'd be a slave state. Polk sent a diplomat to Mexico City to offer the present day Texas border and $25 million for California. Mexico refused. This made the United States start a war for California and the new border. The United States defeated Mexico. -
In 1848, at a farming community called Sutter's Mill, one of the workers, James Marshall, told Sutter that he found gold at the creek. The word got out and people from all over the world came to emigrated / immigrated in hopes for having a better life. This caused California's population to rise at a fast rate. In one year, about 80,000 new people had come to California. Since slavery was illegal in California, African-Americans went to California also. Thousands were Chinese. -
The Gold Rush was still going on. People were still becoming rich. Throughout nine years (1851-1860) European immigration had been the highest it had ever been. 2,598,214 immigrants from Great Britain, Scandinavia, Ireland,Germany, France, ect. This meant more workers in the west for the United States.
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