2023 USHI Unit 2 Part 1 Vocab

Popular Polk slogan when he wanted to acquire the Oregon territory from Britain. Polk wanted Britain to give it to the US or else he would go to war.

• "54 40 or Fight"

• Adams -Onus Treaty

• Andrew Jackson

• Annexation of Texas

Agreement in which Spain gave up all of Florida to the United States for 5 Million dollars.

• "54 40 or Fight"

• Adams -Onus Treaty

• Andrew Jackson

• Annexation of Texas

President for the "Common Man" enforced the Indian Removal Act.

• "54 40 or Fight"

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• Annexation of Texas

US takes Texas as its own after the Texas Revolution and led to the war with Mexico.

• "54 40 or Fight"

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• Annexation of Texas

President Monroe's two terms, after War of 1812, period of strong nationalism, economic growth and expansion.

• Era of Good Feelings

• Erie Canal

• Henry Clay's American System

• Indian Removal Act

Man made waterway, resulted in more efficient transportation of goods and lowered their price, connected the North and the West.

• Era of Good Feelings

• Erie Canal

• Henry Clay's American System

• Indian Removal Act

Plan for economic growth, south did not support, plan would provide protective tariffs, national bank and roads/ canals

• Era of Good Feelings

• Erie Canal

• Henry Clay's American System

• Indian Removal Act

Law passed in 1830 that forced many Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi river.

• Era of Good Feelings

• Erie Canal

• Henry Clay's American System

• Indian Removal Act

A notion or belief that the US was destined to rule the continent.

• Jacksonian Democracy

• Louisiana Purchase

• Lowell Factory System

• Manifest Destiny

1803 purchase by President Jefferson, doubled the size of the US.

• Jacksonian Democracy

• Louisiana Purchase

• Lowell Factory System

• Manifest Destiny