 Time at the turn of the Century when mechanization in industry replaced manual labor.  Began in England, but quickly spread to the US.  Lowell, Mass.

 Time at the turn of the Century when mechanization in industry replaced manual labor.  Began in England, but quickly spread to the US.  Lowell, Mass.

 Invented the Cotton Engine (gin) in 1793  Allowed the South to clean/ harvest cotton at a more rapid rate (Cotton Kingdom)  Increased slavery

 Invented the Cotton Engine (gin) in 1793  Allowed the South to clean/ harvest cotton at a more rapid rate (Cotton Kingdom)  Increased slavery

 Eli Whitney’s idea to make replacement parts for machines  He first began making muskets, but the idea spread to all industries in the US

 Eli Whitney’s idea to make replacement parts for machines  He first began making muskets, but the idea spread to all industries in the US

 An unforeseen consequence of the Industrial Rev.  The economic, social, cultural, and political differences b/t the:  North (factory/ immigrant labor)  South (plantation/ slave labor)  West (frontier/ small land owners)

 An unforeseen consequence of the Industrial Rev.  The economic, social, cultural, and political differences b/t the:  North (factory/ immigrant labor)  South (plantation/ slave labor)  West (frontier/ small land owners)

 Mid 19 th Century belief that it was God’s will for the US to expand and process territory from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans.

 March 6, 1836  Small group of Texans took refuge in an abandoned Spanish mission to fight against the much larger Mexican army under Gen. Santa Anna  All 186 Texans died  Became rallying cry for the Texas Revolution

 March 6, 1836  Small group of Texans took refuge in an abandoned Spanish mission to fight against the much larger Mexican army under Gen. Santa Anna  All 186 Texans died  Became rallying cry for the Texas Revolution

 Texas won independence from Mexico, and wanted to become a state.  Northern Republicans didn’t want it to b/c it could become many slave states  TX became a slave state in 1845

 Texas won independence from Mexico, and wanted to become a state.  Northern Republicans didn’t want it to b/c it could become many slave states  TX became a slave state in 1845

 After TX, Polk turned his attention to Oregon, which was jointly owned w/ Britain.  “54-40 or Fight!” was the slogan in this feud.  Britain gave up its claim to the land

 After TX, Polk turned his attention to Oregon, which was jointly owned w/ Britain.  “54-40 or Fight!” was the slogan in this feud.  Britain gave up its claim to the land

 Polk then provoked a war w/ Mexico  Feb Congress agreed, and US and Mexico began the Mexican-American War.  The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ended this war w/ the US gaining a lot of land  The Gadsden Purchase was the last land acquisition by the US…it set the boundaries of the US today.

 Polk then provoked a war w/ Mexico  Feb Congress agreed, and US and Mexico began the Mexican-American War.  The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ended this war w/ the US gaining a lot of land  The Gadsden Purchase was the last land acquisition by the US…it set the boundaries of the US today.

 Settlers rushed into CA when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill.  The Compromise of 1850 enabled CA to be entered as a non-slave state in 1850

 Settlers rushed into CA when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill.  The Compromise of 1850 enabled CA to be entered as a non-slave state in 1850

 Hero in the War of 1812  Was a “normal” person, not wealthy aristocrat  His govt favored the poor common man  Spoils System

 Hero in the War of 1812  Was a “normal” person, not wealthy aristocrat  His govt favored the poor common man  Spoils System

 Western expansion  Rights of the frontier settlers  Resented “eastern elites”  Believed in Universal Suffrage— all whites voting (no property requirement)

 Western expansion  Rights of the frontier settlers  Resented “eastern elites”  Believed in Universal Suffrage— all whites voting (no property requirement)

 Jackson rewarded those who supported him by giving them govt jobs (common today)

 Jackson’s belief that govt should not regulate private enterprise  Adam Smith first wrote of this in the book “The Wealth of Nations”

 Jackson’s belief that govt should not regulate private enterprise  Adam Smith first wrote of this in the book “The Wealth of Nations”

 Jackson believed that the federal govt should be restricted to only those powers the Constitution specifically gave (like Jefferson)

 Jackson saw the Native Americans as an obstacle for westward expansion/ Manifest Destiny  Jackson supported GA’s efforts to remove the Cherokee tribe  The Cherokee sued (find ct. case), but were removed anyway

 Jackson saw the Native Americans as an obstacle for westward expansion/ Manifest Destiny  Jackson supported GA’s efforts to remove the Cherokee tribe  The Cherokee sued (find ct. case), but were removed anyway

 The march of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Oklahoma, where many suffered and died along the way.

 Jackson’s opponents took on the name “Whigs”  Jackson’s political party was the “Democrats”  Many bitter feuds b/t these two parties in the US during the 1840s

 Jackson’s opponents took on the name “Whigs”  Jackson’s political party was the “Democrats”  Many bitter feuds b/t these two parties in the US during the 1840s

 The Second Great Awakening inspired many Americans to take up social causes to help the disadvantaged during the 1800s  Education  Temperance  Abolition  Woman’s Rights

 The Second Great Awakening inspired many Americans to take up social causes to help the disadvantaged during the 1800s  Education  Temperance  Abolition  Woman’s Rights

 Horace Mann fought for better public education in the US

 Advocated abstinence from alcohol  Many states prohibited alcohol  Carrie Nation is an example of one such lady

 Advocated abstinence from alcohol  Many states prohibited alcohol  Carrie Nation is an example of one such lady

 The movement to abolish slavery in America

 Members wanted women to be treated equally w/ men…wanted suffrage  Seneca Falls Conference (1848)  Key people:  Elizabeth Cady Stanton  Lucretia Mott  Susan B. Anthony

 Members wanted women to be treated equally w/ men…wanted suffrage  Seneca Falls Conference (1848)  Key people:  Elizabeth Cady Stanton  Lucretia Mott  Susan B. Anthony