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Labor Union Forms Ch.13
In the 1820s, workers began to organize labor unions, or groups that advocate for workers rights and protections. Together, unionized workers had a much more powerful voice in demanding better pay and safer work environments. -
Manifest Destiny Begins Ch.12
For several decades, the federal government pursued the territorial acquisition of western lands. The Oregon Territory promised timber, furs, and rich fisheries. California offered fertile farmland and abundant mineral resources, and both California and Oregon provided ports on the Pacific Ocean for seaboard merchants to ship and receive goods. Texas held deposits of minerals and metals, such as silver. Which caught the eye of many people. -
The Age of Jackson Begins Ch.11
In the year 1824 Andrew Jackson or the champion of the common man won the presidential election and became president.. -
Debating States Rights Ch.11
The Tariff of 1828, as the bill was called, was a win-win for the federal government and the Northeast. Tariffs were the government’s main source of revenue, or income, and the higher fees helped protect northeastern industries. -
The Indian Removal Act Ch.11
In 1830 Jackson approved another law that took Native American relocation a step further. The law was the Indian Removal Act, which ended the U.S. government’s earlier policy of respecting the rights of Native Americans to remain on land they’d lived on for generations. -
The Changing of The American Identity Ch.13
The changing of he american identity was a big change in the way america worked from being a slave country and at conflict with it's own self to being actually united and and free to all people even though it was not perfect it was changing. -
The Creation of Asylums Ch.13
A shocking visit to a prison inspired Louis Dwight, a minister from Massachusetts, to help the mentally ill. While visiting inmates, Dwight recognized the need to remove people with mental illnesses from prisons and place them in hospitals called asylums. Because of Dwight’s efforts, Massachusetts General Hospital opened the state’s first asylum at Worchester in 1833. -
The Common School Movement Ch.13
Horace Mann put the ideas of the common school movement into action. He wanted the public education system to be good citizenship and moral education that would prepare students for society and the workforce. His crusade helped establish a public education system in Massachusetts for students of all social classes, genders, races, ethnicities, and faiths. The Northeast took the lead in establishing free public schools, but the South lagged behind the rest of the nation for several decades. -
The Trail of Tears Ch.11
About 4,000 people died from cold, illness, and starvation on the march. One survivor remembered, “Children cry and many men cry, and all look sad like when friends die, but they say nothing.” A witness to the forced migration reported that even old women “were traveling with heavy burdens attached to the back—on the sometimes frozen ground, and sometimes muddy streets, with no covering for the feet.” Because of the suffering the Cherokee endured, the journey became known as the Trail of Tears. -
The Age of Jackson Ends Ch.11
On 1840 the Age of Jackson ends and he was the only president in American history to pay off the national debt and leave office without the country in the black. -
The Know-Nothing Party Ch.13
Nativists organized groups to oppose immigration. One of these groups called itself the American Party. Its leaders told new members to say “I know nothing” if anyone asked what the party did, so people began calling the American Party the Know-Nothing party. The party proposed laws that prevented immigrants, especially Irish Catholics, from voting and holding public office. They also wanted to require immigrants to live in the country for 21 years before they could become citizens. -
The Start of The Mexican American War Ch.12
Polk sent John Slidell, a diplomat, or person sent to represent a country, to Mexico City with an offer. Texas would extend to the Rio Grande, and the United States would buy California for $25 million. The Mexican government refused to negotiate. A skirmish between American and Mexican troops near the river gave Polk the excuse he needed to call for war. In an address to Congress, he declared that Mexico “has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil.” -
The End of The Mexican American War Ch.12
In September 1847, Scott gained control of Mexico City and raised the flag of the United States. Mexico had surrendered and the war was over. Some wanted the United States to claim all of the territory conquered in the war, while others wanted to claim only the disputed territories. Some politicians argued that the United States should claim no territory at all. Any treaty between the United States and Mexico would have to settle this debate. -
The Forty-Niners Ch.12
By the following year, around 80,000 new gold-seekers had moved to California. They earned the nickname forty-niners because they arrived in 1849. The forty-niners came from all over the United States and the world. Consequently, the mining towns that sprang up to house and feed the forty-niners included many nationalities and cultures. -
Manifest Destiny Ends Ch.12
The colonization westward or commonly known as manifest destiny has ended Americans have successfully claimed land from the East all the way to the West because they thought it was divine intervention.