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Andrew Jackson & Moving West. Andrew Jackson. 7 th president 1829-1837 Democratic-Republican “Old Hickory”. Cherokee Nation. Indian Removal Act 1830. Relocated Natives to lands West of the Mississippi Paid Natives to move to Indian Territory Land set aside specifically for relocation.
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Andrew Jackson • 7th president • 1829-1837 • Democratic-Republican • “Old Hickory”
Indian Removal Act 1830 • Relocated Natives to lands West of the Mississippi • Paid Natives to move to Indian Territory • Land set aside specifically for relocation
Cherokee Nation • Refused to give up land in GA • 1832 – Federal troops marched Cherokee west TRAIL OF TEARS • Many suffered from exposure, disease and starvation, many died. including 4,000 of the 15,000 relocated Cherokee. • Indian Reservations are still common today.
War with the Spanish • Spanish wanted people to settle land in Texas • By 1830, Texas had more Americans than Spanish • Santa Anna – president of Mexico • Refused to sell to US and stopped immigration and trade
Battle of the Alamo • 1836 • Americans barricaded inside mission • Held off Mexicans for 12 days • Mexicans attacked, wall collapsed – killed everyone inside • “Remember the Alamo”
Texas Independence • 1836 • Treaty signed with Santa Anna • Created Texas Independence
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • Feb 1848 • Mexican Cession – California/New Mexico • $15 million
Gadsden Purchase • 1853 – US paid Mexico $10 million for the strip of land • To expand the railroads
California Gold Rush • Discovery of GOLD in CA 1848 • BOOMTOWN! Towns sprung up overnight in N. CA – growth of San Francisco • Only lasted a few years, but had huge effects on CA. • 1850 – CA applies for statehood