Prelude to Disunion Jackson to Tyler 1824-1848

Market Revolution 1807 Steamboat invented by Robert Fulton 1815-1840 roads, railroads, steamboats improved the quality of transportation 1825 Erie Canal opened 1829 Baltimore & Ohio became America’s first railroad

Economy By 1815 factories were built at a record pace in the North 1815-1818 Boom years 1819 Bank of the United States failed to stop a market crash 1820 Economic recovery

Andrew Jackson as President Won the 1828 Election Wife Rachel died in March of the same year Served two terms Spoils system Limited government

Jackson and Indian Removal Determined to remove Indian populations Pretext was to save Indians from white settlers Indian Removal Act of 1830 May 1838 Trail of Tears

Tariff of Abominations 1828 High tariffs hit the South, especially South Carolina hardest John C Calhoun and the Nullification Crisis Jackson threatened to invade South Carolina Reformed tariff bill passed and ended the crisis

Bank of the United States Jackson hated the bank and promised to end its charter Nicholas Biddle Jackson, who favored state banks, vetoed the re-charter of the BUS in 1833 Jackson ordered government tax revenue to be deposited into state or “pet” banks

Martin Van Buren Van Buren won the 1836 election Served 1 term Economic Panic of 1837 One of only two people to serve as Sec. of State, Vice- President and President Lost re-election to William Henry Harrison, the shortest serving US president (30 days, 12 hours, 30 minutes)

Texas and the Mexican War 1836 Texas declared independence from Mexico Texas War for Independence 1835-1836 Feb. 23- Mar. 6, 1836 Battle of the Alamo Mar. 12-20, 1836 Goliad Campaign April 21, 1836 Battle of San Jacinto

Troubles with Mexico 1844 James K. Polk called for Texas’ admission to the union 1845 Manifest Destiny 1846 Bear Flag Republic

War With Mexico 1846-1848 Mexican War May 3 Siege of Fort Texas 1847-1848 California taken Winfield Scott’s Mexico City Campaign Mar. 9-29 Battle of Veracruz Sept 12-13 Battle of Chapultepec Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo