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| Invented by Eli Whitney in 1773 – a machine that simply and quickly removes seeds from cotton fiber, used for making cloth |
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| Created by Robert Fulton. To develop a steamboat with a powerful engine to carry passengers as well as cargo. August 17, 1807, Fulton’s Clermont made its first successful run. |
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| Development of Textile Mills |
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| in New England around 1800. Textile mills used waterpower to power the mill produced cloth from cotton for manufactured goods such as sheets and shirts. Mills greatly increased the demand for cotton. |
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| In the mid-1700’s first appeared in Great Britain (England). Machines were invented to do much of the work that was previously done by hand. This was introduced by Samuel Slater into the New England region with Francis Cabot Lowell. |
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Canals are an artificial waterway built to connect larger bodies of water. They improved water transportation system tying the eastern and western parts of the country together. The Erie Canal built to connect the Hudson River in New York City with Buffalo on Lake Erie opened on October 26, 1825.
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| Introduced by Henry Clay, reached in March 1820, was designed to preserve the balance between the North and South. Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. The agreement banned slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30’N parallel (between Tennessee and Kentucky) |
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| signed by Spain in 1819. Spain gave east Florida to the U.S. and abandoned all claims to west Florida. The U.S. gave up its claims to Spanish Texas and began repaying the $5 million to citizens that claimed Spain owed them for damages. The two countries also agreed on a border between the U.S. and Spanish possessions in the West. |
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loyalty to the region where they lived – sectionalism became more intense as differences arose over national policies, such as slavery.
Daniel Webster represented MA was in favor of the tariff to protect industry in the North
Henry Clay TN and John C. Calhoun SC
Because of the issue of tariffs and nullification SC threatened to secede. SC said that states had powers not granted by the federal government [state sovereignty].
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| December 2, 1823 a statement was issued by President Monroe. The Monroe Doctrine states that the U.S. would not interfere with any EXISTING European colonies but the U.S. would not allow any NEW European colonies in the Americas |
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There was only ONE political party – the Jeffersonian Republicans. FOUR candidates ran for president: William H. Crawford, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay & John Quincy Adams. Jackson received the largest number of popular votes. None of the candidates received a majority (more than half) of the electoral votes so the House of Representatives had to select the president. Clay used his influence as Speaker of the House to defeat Jackson. With Clay’s help, Adams was elected president.
Election of 1828 – The Jeffersonian Republicans had split into TWO parties: the Democratic-Republicans, who supported Jackson and the National Republicans, who supported Adams. Democratic-Republicans, or Democrats supported state’s rights and the National Republicans wanted a strong national government. Andrew Jackson [the common man]won the election by a landslide.
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| the act was passed by Congress in 1830. The act allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west. Jackson sent officials to negotiate with Native Americans. Most Native Americans felt pressured to accept payment for their land. In 1834, Congress created the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) for the Native American’s to move to. [Trail of Tears forced march of Native Americans to Indian Territory. |
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The Cherokee Nation refused to move and give up its land. Georgia said that had no right to this land. The Cherokee sued the state government and took their case to the Supreme Court in Worchester v. Georgia. President Jackson support the removal of the Cherokee and he ignored the Supreme Court’s ruling by Chief Justice John Marshall.
Sauk and fox Indians led by Black Hawk try to regain their land in Illinois.
Seminole Indian leader Osceola went to war against the U.S. to keep his people’s land.
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| presidential candidates who received the support of their home states rather than the support of the national party. |
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| attempts to ruin an opponents reputation with insults |
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| overwhelming (great) victory |
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| system in which noted officials carry out laws |
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the practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
Associated with Andrew Jackson’s presidency
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| major political candidates were chosen by committees made up of members of Congress |
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| delegates from the states selected the party’s presidential candidate |
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| tax paid on imported goods |
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| former Congressman from Tennessee helped fight for TX independence and dies in the Alamo |
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| recruited people to come to TX, called the father of Texas |
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| what were the mexican rules? |
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| •Become a Mexican citizen, learn Spanish, become Catholic |
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How do Mexicans discourage settlement later?
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•Stop American immigration and place taxes on imports from US
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| Commander of TX army and 1st president of Lone Star Republic |
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| Commander of the Alamo who sent messages to America asking for troops |
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| Dictator of Mexico who leads his troops but defeated at Battle of San Jacinto |
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| texans win and many people leave |
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| Texans outnumbered 180 to thousands of Mexicans...siege...run out of supplies, all men in Alamo killed |
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| Texans surrender and are executed on Santa Anna’s orders San Jacinto final battle Texas gains independence ―Lone Star Republic‖ |
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| idea popular during the 1800’s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific |
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