Nationalism & Sectionalism Flashcards
Reasons for Moving Westward
- Escape paying debts and the Law
- Good, plentiful, and fertile land for cheap prices
What would happen when a territory population reached 60,000?
They could petition the United States Congress for admission as a state.
Who did John Quincy Adams make a deal with?
Henry Clay consequently made him the President of the United States.
What is Nationalism?
Nationalism is concerned with everyone’s (whole) interest
What is Sectionalism?
Putting the interest of one’s region over the whole.
What was the Jacksonian Era?
A period wherein the tenets of democracy were expanded.
How long did the Jacksonian Era last?
It lasted from the Election of 1828 until the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
Who were the Democrats?
The party emphasizes government by, for, and of the common American Citizen.
What was the Whigs Party?
Emphasis on economic reform and against Jacksonian policies
What were the principals/ points/tenents of Jacksonian Democracy?
Expanded Suffrage
Manifest Destiny
Spoils System
Strict constructionism
Laissez- faire economy
Opposed to banking
This took place during the Andrew Jackson administration
This took place during the Andrew Jackson administration.
Continuing colonization and assimilation. George Washington supported the assimilation of Native Americans into European culture. If they applied European-style ways, they could keep their land.
What were Andrew Jackson’s thoughts on assimilation?
He believed that assimilation would not work.
Tell me about the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
The act authorized the federal government to find negotiate of treaties that would force Native Americans out.
What was the Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
This states only the Unites States government could negotiate with the Cherokee Nation.
What was President Martin Van Buren’s black stain?
With 20,00 Cherokee Native Americans still living east of the Mississippi River Van Burn ordered their forced removal.
Where did the Native Americans go after being forced to move?
800-mile trip to Indian territory, also known as present-day Oklahoma. Some Native Americans died while en route to Oklahoma.
What was the Trail of Tears?
(1831-1850) It has been regarded as a domestic genocide because of the many deaths that happened during it.
What is Nullification?
The constitutional theory is that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions, deeming them unconstitutional.
Who proposed the American system?
Henry Clay
What were the 3 points of the “American System”
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