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MARKET REVOLUTION Presidents 6 -10 Increased sectionalism Westward Expansion Protective Tariff Slavery

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“The Peculiar Institution”

MANIFEST DESTINY

Presidents 6 -10

Increased sectionalism

Westward Expansion

Protective Tariff

Slavery

What do John Q. and George W. have in common?

Among other things, John Quincy Adams was the first president to…

…wear pants

…have his photograph taken

other firsts…

CREDENTIALS

Diplomat

Senator

Secretary of State

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The President of the Common Man

WHY?

Born on the frontier

Orphan by 14

Educated through a law apprenticeship

Self made wealth – horses and plantation farming

Yes…a slave owner

Jacksonian DemocracyTerm used to describe the political philosophy of Andrew Jackson and his supporters

Principles of Jacksonian Democracy

1) Expanded suffrage (voting rights) all white males/ land owning restrictions removed

2) Believed it was America’s God given right to expand territory

3) Patronage – “Spoils System” supporters rewarded with government jobs

4)Laissez Faire Economics – no government intervention in business

Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the United States Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity.

To what extent is this an accurate view of Andrew Jackson's two terms of office?

Indian Removal

Cherokee Resistance

Worcester v Georgia

Statistics:

t 15,000 people

t 1,000 miles

t 1 in 4 died

Bank War

Charter up for renewal: Henry Clay/Daniel Webster/Nicholas Biddle

First National Bank

“ The bank is trying to kill me, but I will kill it”

Nullification Crisis

Tariff of 1828

States’ rights

secession

Was the Civil War Inevitable?

Underlying Causes:

How far back do we go?

Concerned about hat hair…he went to his inauguration without a hat or a coat…

Tippecanoe and Tyler Too…

William Henry Harrison

flag waving nationalism and…

The first Whig

…a little southern sectionalism

John Tyler

“His Accidency”

Now introducing…

...the 11th president

MANIFEST DESTINY

1821Mexico declares

Independence from Spain

1823Stephen Austin

establishes colonyIn Texas

Texan Independence

1836Lone Star Republic

1837Congress

Denied annexation request

1845Joint resolution:

Annexation approved

John Gast, American Progress

Trends in Antebellum America:

Trends in Antebellum America:

1. New intellectual and religious movements.

2. Social reforms.

3. Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in America.

4. Re-emergence of a second party system and morepolitical democratization.

5. Increase in federal power Marshall Ct. decisions.

6. Increase in American nationalism.

7. Further westward expansion.

1. New intellectual and religious movements.

2. Social reforms.

3. Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in America.

4. Re-emergence of a second party system and morepolitical democratization.

5. Increase in federal power Marshall Ct. decisions.

6. Increase in American nationalism.

7. Further westward expansion.

War w/Mexic

o

WHEN

1846-1848

WHERE

American SouthwestMexicoTexasMexico City

WHO

Unites StatesMexico

James K PolkSanta AnnaWinfield

ScottZacchary

Taylor

WHY

SIGNIFICANCE

3)Mexico rejected Polk's offer to buy California

1)America’s belief in Manifest Destiny2) Mexico refused to acknowledge Texan independence (US annexed)

1)Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo2)Mexico recognized Texas as part of US

3)Mexican Cession

4)Gold is discovered in California5) Sectionalism increases as slavery expands into Southwest

4) Polk sends in troops over disputed boundary- Nueces RiverRio Grande

Age of Jackson

What happens when you empower the “Common Man”?

US Territorial Expansion

54

A

When?

From Where?

Why?

• 1776

• Great Britain

• US declared independence from Great Britain

A - 13 Original Colonies

US Territorial Expansion

55

A

When?

From Where?

Why?

• 1783

• Great Britain

• Part of results of Treaty of Paris (ended Revolutionary War)

B

B - Western Lands

US Territorial Expansion

56

A

When?

From Where?

Why?

• 1803

• France

• Napoleon needed $

• Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans

• He got all of this instead!

B

C - Louisiana Purchase

C

US Territorial Expansion

57

A

When?

From Where?

Why?

• 1819

• Spain

• Andrew Jackson invaded

• Spain then sold it to us for $5 million

B

D - Florida

D

C

US Territorial Expansion

58

A

When?

From Where?

Why?

• 1845 joint resolution just prior to inauguration of James K. Polk

• Republic of Texas (Independent Country)

1821 Mexico wins independence from Spain

1823 Stephen Austin establishes colony in Texas

1836 Texas independent from Mexico

“Remember the Alamo”

defeat of Santa Ana

Lone Star Republic

1837 First request for annexation: denied for sectional rivalry – support from South/ opposition from North

B

D

C

E

US Territorial Expansion

59

A

When?

From Where?

Why?

• 1846

• Great Britain

• Claimed by four countries (G. Britain, Russia, Spain, & US)

• Americans demanded “54° 40’ or fight!”

• Britain compromised 49° & US accepted

B

F - Oregon Territory

D

C

E

F

US Territorial Expansion

60

A

When?

From Where?

Why?

• 1848

• Mexico

• Polk offers to buy G from Mexico & they refuse

• War!

• US wins

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,

B

G - Mexican Cession

D

C

E

F

G

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo