Westward Expansion Social Stuidies Flashcards
tariff
tax on imported goods (cloths, glasss, ect.)
Views of Democratic Party (what it is and belifs)
it reflected a shift in power to the West and to the farmers, shopkeepers, and small-business owners who supported Jackson
Jacksonian Democracy
the idea that common people should control the governemnt
Kicthen Cabinet
-met in White House kicthen and consisited of trusted friends and polictical supporters of Andrew Jackson
Spoils System
the practice of rewarding polictical supporters with governemnt jobs
-rotating people in office was more democratic because it gave people a chance to serve their government
-Jackson replaced the Republicans with Democrats
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
-was caused by higher taxes on imports
-thought that it would encourage the growth of manufacturing in the United States
-when Jackson signed a new law that lowered taxes, South Carolina still thought they were too high so they attemped to nullify both the 1828 and 1832 acts of tarrifs
-John C. Calhoun was also against Jackson in these hardships
Indian Removal Act of 1830
-passed by congress in 1830 and allowed the president to make treaties with American Indians to the east their land for land Great Plains of the Mississippi River
- lead to trail of tears
What was the Bank of United States? How did Jackson view it?
-The Bank of the US held mostly federal money of the country
-Jackson called the bank an unconsitutional monopoly and belived it mainly exsisted to make the rich more wealthy
-thought it was a menace to everyday people and state banks
-Jackson thought getting rid of the bank would be victory for economic democracy
Manifest Destiny
-means obvious fate
-took many forms expanding the US including treaties, settlements, and war
3 ways the United States expanded
settlements, war, treaties
Who did Thomas Jefferson send to get the Louisiana terrioty? What did his goal?
-Jefferson sent James Monroe to France to but New Orleans for $7.5 million
US thoughts on Annexation of Texas
-Southerners were eager to add another slave state
-Northerners who opposed slavery wanted to keep Texas out.
-Others feared that annexation would lead to war with Mexico.
-In 1845, Congress voted to annex Texas and it was admitted as the 28 state
Texas and Mexico’s feelings towards slavery
texas didn’t and mexico supported/outlawed
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
-signed in 1848
-the treaty to agree on ending the war over land in between territories of US+ mexico
Gadsden Purchase
-1853 James Gadsden bought a small strip of land south of the Mexican Cession
This became the present-day border of the southwestern United States with Mexico.
-cost 10 million
Everyday people refer to….
farmers, workers, poor, not weatlhy
Democratic Party
-was created by Andrew Jackson
-represented everyday people
Republican Party
Represented the rich and upper class people
Why did the Indians not want to move voluntary?
-because they were met with military forces
-In 1831 the Supreme Court held that American Indians had a right to keep their lands and did not have to move west yet still stuck stubborn
Nullify
reject
Napeloan offered to sell…
all of Louisiana
April 30, 1803
U.S. and France signed a treaty giving Louisiana to the United States in exchange for $15 million
Conflicts of purchasing Louisiana Territory
-Some people worried that such a large country would be impossible to govern.
-Some were upset with the $15 million price tag
-Some felt it was unconsituitional because the Constitution did not say anything about purchasing foreign territory.
