HISTORY = POOPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I HATE HISTORY BLAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

era of good feelings

A period in U.S. history (1817-1825) marked by political harmony, economic growth, and cultural nationalism after the War of 1812.

missouri compromise

made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state to have some sort of balance

jacksonian democracy

more democracy for the common man

spoils system

Elected officials give government jobs and favors to supporters, not based on merit.

tariffs

taxes on imported/exported goods. they caused tension during this time

nullification crisis

South Carolina tried to nullify federal tariff laws

trail of tears

forced relocation of native American tribes

christian borle

zaddy

bank war

Conflict between President Jackson and the Second Bank of the United States in the 1830s over its economic role and control of federal funds.

whig party

opposed slavery, supported tariffs

know-nothing party

A nativist political party in the 1850s that aimed to limit immigration and political influence of Catholics and immigrants."

William H. Harrison

died shortly after taking office

john tyler

succeeded Harrison. his presidency marked the end of the Jacksonian era.

missouri compromise

established boundary between free and slave states. all nothern states except missouri could have slaves.

kansas-nebraska act

replaced the Missouri compromise let white males in Kansas and Nebraska decide slavery for themselves

john brown

would go to extreme measures to stop slavery

Dred Scott decision

1857 Supreme Court ruling denying citizenship to African Americans, declaring slaves as property, and invalidating the Missouri Compromise.

harper’s ferry

where john brown had his (failed) rebellion

slavery

primary issue of the 1860 election

battle of the alamo

lots died, but it fueled the Texan independence movement.

james k polk

got us lots of land, initiated Mexican American war

mexican American war

ended with treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, and got us a fat chunk of the country

zachary taylor

died in office, replaced by Millard Fillmore

millard fillmore

focused on creating new states and maintaining stability in the South. also opened Japan for trade.

franklin pierce

got us more land thru Gadsden Purchase, something about the kansas-nebraska act

texas revolution

Conflict between Texan settlers and Mexico, got Texas independence as the Republic of Texas.

florida problem

US attacked Seminole tribe in florida, eventually forcing them to sell it to US for $5M Borle Bucks

monroe doctrine

no new european colonization, also cautioned against Spanish colonies rebelling