Mexican War - US hist

Manifest Destiny

Wanting expansion

New England economy

factories then trade

Mississippi River

one main point for Louisiana perchance

Erie Canal

man made waterway connecting the Hudson river with lake Erie

Abolitionists

wanted end of slavery

19th century internal improvement

first women’s rights convention held in the US

roads and railroads

american system allowed movement and goods for chapter

territorial expansion

expansion of US territory, through treaties purchasing, conflict

expansion and slavery debate

Missouri compromise, wanted free slave states

mexican cession

Mexico ceded to the US invite treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

jackson and the spoil system

gave jobs off who helped win the election not off marit

seneca falls convention

first women’s rights convention help in the US

declaration of sentiments

Women rights are citizens

william Lloyd garrison

American abolitionist, journalist, social reformer LIBERATOR

cotton gin and growth of slavery

increase slavery with new invention

known-nothing and negativism

against immigrants (Catholic Irish)

southern economy

slavery people, cotton

jacksons native American policy

Removal of the native Americans, Mississippi River, led to trial of tears

nullification

south didn’t follow tarrif or bank, South Carol

tariff issues

conflict that the tariffs help North, evil to the south

german immigration

bought farms in Midwest, scattered contribution to America culture, refuge from democrat revolution, Amish Mennonites, Jews, Anabaptist

irish immigration

flee British oppression, high mortality rate, develop into significant voting balance

trail of tears

relocation of natives, from southeast to Indian territory, hardship, diseases, death - led to Indian Removal Act

polk presidency

territorial expansion

Mormonism

Religious movement, by Joseph Smith-book of Mormons, escape of persecution

second great awakening

religious revival movement, reforms movement

Henry David Thoreau and civil disobedience

Transcendentalist writer, wanted civil disobedience in his essay, refused to obey unjust laws, no pay laws slavery

ralph waldo emerson

Transcendentalist movement, writer, lecturer, wanted self-reliance, freedom spiritual understanding through nature

transcendentalism

philosophical movement in England, belief in nature and good of people

dorthea dix

mental health removal, mentally ill not get treated badly

edgar Allen poe

poet, writer, known for his tale of mystery

nathaniel Hawthorne

novelists, dark romantic and short story

oregon boundary dispute & fifty-four forty or fight

Slogan used by expansion of oregano territory, wanted war bc they wanted British to give them all of oregon

Expanison of slavery & Annexation of texas

Republic of Texas debate over the expansion on slavery, Texas break away from Mexico to join US

treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo

peace treaty ended Mexican war

temperance movement

social movement against alcohol beverage, DCC organization ended it