Nationalism Leads to American Expanion

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    Creek War

    Creek War
    The creek war led to gaining millions of Creek acres in Alabama and Georgia
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    First Seminole War

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    The Seminoles often fought with settlers because they helped free slaves. Then, General Andrew Jackson led a force to fight the Sminoles
  • Adam-Onis Treaty

    Adam-Onis Treaty
    treatyended spanish claims to the vast pacific coast territory of oregon
  • Crisis in Missouri

    Crisis in Missouri
    at this point in time the union had the same number of free states as slave states, and if Missouri join it would tip the balance this outraged the southern leaders and alarmed the northern congressman
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise
    missouriafter a long and bitter debate Henry Clay crafted the Missouri Compromise the northern district of Massachusetts would enter the union as a free state of Maine and Missouri as a slave state
  • Spain sells Flordia

    Spain sells Flordia
    American pressure and adam'sdiplomacy persuaded spain to sell Flordia to the United States for $5,000,000
  • Slave Revolt

    Slave Revolt
    they blamed The Missouri Compromise for inspiring Denmark Vessey to plan a slave revolt, but later officials found out that they hanged him and 34 others
  • Monroe Doctrine ment nothing

    The Monroe Doctrine ment little because the Americans lacked the army and navy to enfore it Primary Source: Monroe Doctrine
  • Monroe issued a written doctrine

    Monroe Doctrinethis written doctrine declaring that European monarchies had no business meddling with American republics
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    States Dissolved Indian Government

    The states of Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama dissolved the Indian government and took their land
  • Indian Removal Act

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    the act was a peaceful negotiation the exchange of american Indian land from the southfor new land in the Indian Territory Primary Source: Indian Removal Act
  • Black Hawk's War

    cheif Black Hawk led a resistance by the sauk and Fox nations. They fought federal roops until crushed in 1832
  • Indian appeal case to the Federal Courts

    Indians appealed a case to the federal court, John Marshall's Supreme Court tried to help them, the court then ruled that Georgia's land capturing was unconstitutional
  • cherokees make an agreement

    cherokees make an agreement
    a small group of cherokees wh didn't represent their nation made an agreement with the government that all Cherokees would leave the south
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    Second Seminole War

    In this Seminole war the Seminoles fought for there land and they rebeled against the Indina Removal Act and American troops forced many Seminoles to leave Flordia
  • American Indians Resist

    American Indians Resist
    there were a number of violent conflicts with white settlers. Many american Indians resist the movement of the trail of tears
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears
    U.S. soldiers forced 16000 Cherokees to walk from their lands. At least 4000 Cherokees died of disease and hunger