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1800's
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11th Grade
10/28/2011
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John Q. Adams
 Definition
  • 6th president.
  • 1825-1829.
  • His election went to the House.
  • He won against Andrew Jackson because of Clay.
Term
Andrew Jackson
 Definition
  • 7th president.
  • 1829-1837.
  • He won his second election against John Q. Adams.
  • Strongly against the national bank.
  • "Corrupt Bargain".
Term
Martin Van Buren
 Definition
  • 8th president.
  • 1837-1841.
  • Voted out of office.
  • Made up the term "O.K." for "all correct".
  • Familiarized with the common man.
  • Whig Party.
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William Henry Harrison
 Definition
  • 9th president.
  • 1841.
  • "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too."
  • War hero.
  • Shortest time in office.
Term
John Tyler
 Definition
  • 10th president.
  • 1841-1845.
  • Vice president to William Henry Harrison and became president after he died.
  • Whig Party.
Term
James Polk
 Definition
  • 11th president.
  • 1845-1849.
  • Wanted to annex Texas for freedom (but actually because of slaves).
  • 49th Parallel: Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming.
  • Treaty of Guadalupe (when Mexico surrendered).
  • Mexican-American War.
Term
Zachary Taylor
 Definition
  • 12th president.
  • 1849-1850.
  • Whig Party
  • Invaded from Texas with 2,000 soldiers in the Mexican-American War.
Term
John Marshall
 Definition
  • Chief Justice of the United States
  • 1801-1835.
  • Helped decide which laws weren't constitutional.
Term
Stephen Austin
 Definition
  • Led settlers to Texas.
  • "Father of Texas"
Term
Sam Houston
 Definition
  • 1st president of Texas
  • Defeated Santa Anna
  • The Alamo
  • Signed the Treaty to give texas its independence
Term
Davy Crokett
 Definition
  • Congressman before he quit to join the Mexican-American Army
  • Died at the Alamo
  • For slaves
Term
Santa Anna
 Definition
  • Leader of the Mexican Army
  • Lost at the battle of the Alamo
Term
John C. Freemont
 Definition
  • In charge of several government expeditions to chart trails to the west
  • "Mapmaker"
  • Oregon Trail
  • Grabbed cities in California
Term
Winfield Scott
 Definition
  • Attacked the costal cities when invading.
Term
Robert Fulton
 Definition
  • Made the Steamboat
  • 1807
Term
Samuel Morse
 Definition
  • The telegraph
  • 1844
Term
John Deere
 Definition
  • The steel plow (tractors)
  • 1837
Term
Cyrus McCormick
 Definition
  • Mechanical harvest
Term
Cyrus W. Field
 Definition
  • Telegraph Cables
  • The "Bill Gates" of the 1800's
Term
Charles Goodyear
 Definition
  • Vulcanized Rubber
  • 1839
Term
Jim Bridger
 Definition
  • Mountain Man
  • Fur trader and trapper
  • served as a guide
Term
Jeddidiah Smith
 Definition
  • Mountain Man
  • Fur trader and trapper
  • Served as a guide
Term
Erie Canal
 Definition
  • Connected the great lakes to the Hudson and New York
Term
Election of 1824
 Definition
  • Jackson got the most popular votes and electoral votes
  • Jackson vs. John Q. Adams
  • Election goes to House
  • The Corrupt Bargain
Term
"Corrupt Bargain"
 Definition
  • The election of 1824
  • Refers to elections that were considered corrupt
Term
The Bank of the US
 Definition
  • Created by Alexander Hamilton in 1711
  • Only in affect for 20 years
  • In debt
Term
Indian Removal Act of 1830
 Definition
  • Congress pass the bill
  • Removed the Cherokee Tribe
  • Took all land for the East Indians
  • Trail of Tears
  • Considered unconstitutional
Term
Cherokee vs. Georgia
 Definition
  • The Indian Removal Act of 1830
  • the bill was unconstitutional but the Indians were forced to leave anyway
Term
Trail of Tears
 Definition
  • Due to the Indian Removal Act of 1830
  • Indians were forced to move from Georgia
  • President Jackson forced them to
  • Many died on the trip to Oklahoma
Term
War for Texas Independence
 Definition
  • Stephen Austin led settlers to Texas
  • Texas was owned by Mexico at the time
  • Texans refused to obey Mexican Law
  • Declared its independence in 1836
  • The Alamo = The Republic of Texas
Term
Causes of the War of Texas Independence
 Definition
  • Stated: Freedom
  • Real: Slaves
  • Rally of the Redneck: The Mexicans attacked first
Term
Results of the War of Texas Indepence
 Definition
  • Won at the battle of the Alamo
  • Became independent
  • The Republic of Texas
  • Polk offered to buy Texas
  • Fight over boundaries
Term
The Alamo
 Definition
  • A turning point in the War of Texas Independence
  • 150 men against 5,000 Mexicans
Term
Whig Party
 Definition
  • 1833-1856
  • Political Party
  • William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor
Term
Slogans
 Definition
  • "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too" -Williams Henry Harrison
  • "O.K."- Martin Van Buren
Term
"Manifest Destiny"
 Definition
  • The belief that white Protestant Christians should rule from coast to coast
Term
Oregon Trail
 Definition
  • Created by John C. Freemont
  • Land that was claimed by US and England
  • Primarily used in 1843-1846
Term
Oregon Annexation
 Definition
  • James Polk made an agreement with Europe to split at the 49th Parallel.
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