chapter 14 Flashcards
Gadsden Purchase
Small strip of land bought from mexico for 10 million dollars
needed for railroad
Treaty of of Guadalupe Hidalgo
treaty that ended the war with mexico
Texas and Mexico’s feelings towards slavery
hated slavery
Annexation of Texas
texas was annexed from the united states in1845 became the 28th state.
Reasons for and circumstances around adding Florida and Oregon
wouldnt govern florida properly
there was a lot of great farm land and a lot of room to settle
Louisiana Purchase
land that thomas jefferson bought from france for 15 million dollars
Three ways the United States expanded
settlement
war
buying
Manifest Destiny
to move across the west and settle there
Tariff
taxes
Views of the Democratic Party
loved
Jacksonian Democracy
reffers to jacksons occupation in democracy
Kitchen Cabinet
when andrew jackson would meet with his cabinet in the kitchen
Spoils system
when andrew jackson would fire the original cabinet members and hire his friends
Tariff Acts of 1828 and 1832
North favored these Tariffs because it forced Americans to buy products made in the North; South was against it because they felt the laws were unconstitutional, feared other countries would not buy their cotton; and it raised the price on goods from factories
Nullification Crisis -
caused by higher taxes on imports
Bank of United States and Jackson’s views on it
jackson didnt like the bank in fact he got rid of it
Indian Removal Act 1830
a law placed to remove all indians living in the west, put at gunpoint if needed
