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Manifest Destiny Began
Manifest Destiny began in 1821 and ended in 1853. The word manifest means “obvious,” and destiny refers to the unavoidable events of the future. -
Andrew Jacksons Presidency
Andrew Jackson won the election of 1824 and took office in March 1825. He represented the farmers of the west, supported states' rights. -
Expanding Democracy
Previously only white men who owned property and paid taxes could vote. By contrast in 1828 most white men could vote even if they didn't own property. As a result 782,000, more common men could vote. Women, Africans, and Natives were still not able to vote. -
Indian Removal Act
A law passed by Congress to allow the legal removal of the Native Americans. -
The Abolition Movement
Many reformers who spoke out about social issues were also abolitionists. However, some Americans did not agree with abolitionists. Southerners and Northerners alike considered abolitionists too radical. Many people spoke out but never achieved. -
The Temperance Movement
Temperance means "moderation" or "self-restraint" This movement was against the overuse of alcohol, which had become an integral part of daily life. Both public drunkenness and alcoholism had become significant social problems. Temperance reformers approached the issue from different angles. Some wanted to curb the use of alcohol because they saw it as a threat, a sin, or even dangerous for women and children. -
Trials Of Tears
Native Americans weren't given any food, shelter, or clothing as they struggled in the snow and rain. Some soldiers even stole the supplies that had been given to the Native Americans. As a result, 4,000 people died from cold, illness, and starvation. -
1836 Independence
With an opportunity to own great land exchange for a small fee, thousands of Americans arrived in Texas. Texas quickly became a mix of cultures. By 1830 about 21,000 Americans lived there and 1,000 enslaved African Americans. On April 6, 1830, Mexico banned all further American settlements. Many Texans disliked these changes, they wanted statehood but President Anontio declined. Texans then began a war and won and officially became a state. -
Panic of 1837
Within a few weeks of Jacksons' inauguration, the state banks were in trouble. Fear about the condition of the economy spread throughout the country. Panicked people ran to the bank trying to change their money for gold and silver but the bank eventually ran out. When the banks closed businesses collapsed and people lost their jobs and land which led to economic depression. -
Migrating to the U.S
A plant disease called blight killed the countries entire potato crop. The famine was made worse by the British landlords took what little food the Irish were able to farm. Approximately 1 million people died before the famine was over. This made many others emigrate to the U.S. -
Trails To The West
The United States and Great Britain signed a treaty setting the boundary between their territories in the Oregon Country. The treaty settled disputed land claims between the two nations, and the resulting stability encouraged even more American settlers to move to the Oregon Territory. Between 1840 and 1860, from 300,000 to 400,000 Americans traveled the Oregon Trail. By 1860, about 52,000 people had settled in the new state of Oregon. -
Women's Rights and Seneca Falls
In 1848 Mott and Stanton organized the Seneca Falls Convention. They issued a "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. The declaration of independence introduced all men are equal the Declaration of Sentiments added "and women." they also added suffrage into that initial idea. The campaign for women's rights began in the early 1800s and continued through the rest of the 19th century. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty set the Rio Grande as the border between Texas and Mexico and, in exchange for $15 million, Mexico gave up its northernmost territories. These territories included present-day California, Nevada, Utah, parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. -
Goldrush
1848 flecks of gold were spotted it soon started to spread around the world. Thousands of people started heading west to strike for the rich. The west started to increase by a large amount. -
Underground Railroad
Harriet Tuban took the risk to escape slavery by using an underground railroad and help others escape like her. The underground railroad had no trains, nor was it a single path to freedom it was a network of ways the enslaved people could escape to the northern states or Canada. It was a safe place to hide for the enslaved. Conductors risked their lives to guide fugitive slaves. An estimated amount of people who went free is around 10,000.