War with Mexico
Manifest Destiny
-The belief that the US was destined to stretch across the country from the Alantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
-Most Americans supported Manifest Destiny
-Texas was admitted as a slave state in 1845
-President Polk offer to buy Texas, California, and New Mexico
-Mexico Refused

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The Texas Revolution
Spanish Texas
-Spain owned a large part of North America, including Texas.
Tejanos
-Tejanos are people of spanish heritage who consider Texas their home.
-Moses Austin starts a colony in Texas 
Mexican Independence Change Texas 
- In 1821, Mexico won independence from Spain 
-Settlers would have become Mexican Citizens 
-Join Roman Catholic Church 
-Learn Spanish
-by 1830, Americans out numbering the Tejanos 6 to 1
In 1829, the Mexican govern. outlawed slavery
-the settlers wanted to keep their slaves so they could grow cotton
-Americans didn't learn spanish or follow Mexican laws
-Santa Ana led 6,000 troops to Texas to put down the revolt 
Alamo
-The first between the Texans and Mexicans took place at the Alamo
Fight For Alamo
-183 Texans & 6,000 Mexicans 
- when the war was over, all but 5 Texans were dead
-The men not killed in battle were executed
Battle at San. Jacinto
-Texan general, Sam Houston gathered more men, 800 men in all
-San Jacinto 1836, "Remember the Alamo"
-700 Mexicans killed vs 6 Texans killed 
-Battle of San. Jacinto, Texas an independent country
Lone Star Republic
-In 1836, Texas declared itself the Lone Star Republic a seperate country 
-Sam Houston was elected president

MANIFEST DESTINY-
Mountain Men and the Rendezvous-
-Spent most of the year alone, trapping small animals such as beavers
Jedediah Smith-
-Rediscover the South Pass through the Rockies
Jim Beckworth-
-Discovered the beckwarth Pass through the Rocky Mountains into California
The Trail to Santa Fe, New Mexico 
-The west offered a change to make money
-Traders traveled west in search of market to trade goods and make money

JACKSON & NATIVE AMERICANS

JACKSON & NATIVE AMERICANS
Native Americans in Southeast
-1820 100,000 Native Americans east of mississippi river 
-They were called the civilized tribes had adopted some western ways
Jackson's Removal Policy
-Jackson saw native americans as conquered people
-Indian Removal Act 1830 said Native Americans MUST move west to Oklahoma
-Indians got to Supreme Court, say they dont have to move. Jackson ignores SC
-1/4 (25%) of Native Americans die along the way 
-This becomes known as the Trail of Tears

RISE OF JACKSON
Jacksonian Democracy
The idea of the spread political power to more of the people 
This allows more people to vote (only white men)
People's President 
Jackson was first president not from Virginia or Mass.
he was the first president from West
Jackson Takes Office 
Jackson's wife dies before he takes office 
Jackson takes office in 1828
Inauguration public takes over white house
Spoils System 
The practice of giving govern. jobs to people who support you

CH 11 Section 3
NATIONAL & REGIONAL GROWTH
The north began to industrialize and the south relied more heavily on growing cotton.
American System
Establish a protective tariff 
Establish a national bank 
Improve the country's transportation system
Sectional Tensions Increase
Sectionalism is loyalty to the interest of your own region or section of the country
Missouri as a slave state would upset the balance
Missouri Compromise
He suggested Missouri would be admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state 
This became known as the Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine 
Monroe said that the Latin Americans were closed to further colonization

Industrial Revolution

Factories machines replace hand tools.
Manufacturing replaces farming as main business 
Mostly in the North 
Factories in New England-
Factories mostly came from New England 
1st Samuel Slater Rhode Island 
N.E. had many fast moving rivers for power 
N.E. ports and ships for transportation 
New England Factory-
Large factory 
Near fast rivers/waterfalls
people moved from farms to cities 
Lowell Mills-
Lowell mills employed women in mills
woman got paid 2-3 dollars a week
worked in very dangerous conditions
Eli Whitney-
inventor interchangeable parts
before guns were made individually took a box of parts to demonstrate 
made gun from pile of parts
Moving people, Goods, Messages-
Samuel Morris -telegraph
Robert Fulton-steamboat
allowed boats to go up river 
 Telegraph-
Invented 1837
steamboat and telegraph helped bring nation together
John Deere invents steel plow 
Cyrus McComick invents Reaper