monroe doctrine stops europe from building colonies in north and south america
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Monroe Doctrine
STOPS Europe from building colonies
in North and South America
Jacksonian Democracy
Political philosophy allowing the “common”
people to vote
Indian Remove Act
Law in 1830 that requires Native Americansto move west to Indian Territory
Worchester vs. Georgia
Cherokees in Georgia
sued for their land
Trail of Tears
Trail of dead bodies left behind by Native Americans on their way to Oklahoma
Nullification Crisis
South Carolina threatens to secede because of the Tariff of
Abominations
Tariff of Abomination
A high TAX placed on manufactured goods imported into the South
Jackson’s War on the Bank
Veto's (refuse to sign) the charter for the
2nd National Bank
Irish Potato Famine
Shortage of food in Ireland forcing Irish immigration
U.S- Mexican War
War between US and Mexico to fulfill Manifest Destiny
Mexican Cession
Land ceded by Mexico to the U.S. under the Treaty of
Guadalupe-Hidalgo
California Gold Rush
Large numbers of people moved to California to find
gold in 1849
Gadsden Purchase
Land purchased fromMexico for the
Transcontinental railroad