Friday, March 31, 2017

Note


  • John Quincy Adam (6th) - son of John Adam (2)
  • Clay - convince congress 
Andrew Jackson POP
  • 7th
  • Elected in 1828
  • first from the west (Tennessee)
  • Hhhhero - 1812
  • Appeals to common mans
  • Kitchen cabinet 
  • Anti - indian -POP
  • Indian Removal act -1800, illegal 
    • 125000east, 60000 south
    • Court agreed cherokee - john marshal 
    • Trail of Tears

Expansion into the West 
  • National road (MD to Mississippi river) 
  • Canals - Erie canal joints great lakes and hudson river in NY
  • Railroad
  • Mountain men 
Manifest Destiny
  • United Stated is destined to stretch from coast to coast 
  • Helped western settlement, Native American and war with mexico
  • Anglo-Saxon American's providential view 
Texas
  • Huston city - named after Sam Houston - lad a rebelling army against Mexicans
  • Remember the Alamo - cry
  • Anna got defeated at San Jacico 
  • 9 years later - became a part of united states (1836-1845)
War with Mexico
  • Attempt to expand their border
  • Fought several successful battle
    • invasion of Mexico City 
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - 1848
  • Rio Grande (river) - US
  • US paid 15M 
  • CA, NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO, WY
  • 10 M  - southern NM and AZ



Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Blog - questions

1. Why did Americans need better ways to travel?
  • There is a HHHHUUUUGGGGEEEE amount of people seeks moving to west.
2. How did railroad improve transportation?
  • It boasted the speed of traveling, reduced the effect of weather to some extent, and jointed a numbers of major cities.
3. Who were the mountain men?
  • Mountain men are peoples who reside in mountain and know the wildness.
4. What were two main trails to the far west?
  •  Oregon Trail and The Santa Fe Trail
5. What was Manifest Destiny? 
  • Belief that all Americans had the right to live on any land between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.
6. How did American settle Texas?
  • They moved to Texas promoted by Stephen F. Austin, whose father started a colony in Texas that was belong to Mexico.
7. What happened at the battle of the Alamo?
  • 200 Texans went fight with 4,000 Mexican solider.  Mexican won and all the Texans got killed.
8. What started the war with Mexico?
  • Disagreement with boundary between American and Mexico. 
Section Review

  • How did people travel west during the first half of the 1800s?
    • People travel by water (canals).
  • Who fought at the battle of Alamo?
    • Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and his Mexican troops VS Texans
  • As a settler living under Mexican rule in southwest, why might you have wanted your own independent state?
    • As American become the dominant population in Texas, it is reasonable to ask for independence, since a Mexico reign will not favor American people.
  • Unknown weather, geography; unfamiliar people/tribe on the road (Might be helpful). 

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Andrew Jackson - Trump

  • Musilm
  • Hefty tariff on goods imported from China and Mexico
  • Like a king

Monday, March 27, 2017

Blog

Mr. Schick went to senior retreat i guess

How did Adams win the election of 1824

  • Adam win  the election under the support of Henry Clay
How was Jackson different from past Presidents?
  • He give opportunity to ordinary people to work in government
  • A war hero 
  • First in the west
Who were Jackson's advisers?
  • Jackson do not have official adviser. Instead, he conducts small talks with his trusted friend (Kitchen Cabinet) 
Why was John Quincy Adams an unpopular president?
  • Proposing acts that require merchants to pay hefty tariff for importing products from Europe.
Why did Andrew Jackson support the spoils system?
  • He believes that the election winner should be able to assign government job to his supporters.
Why did Andrew Jackson's enemies call him "King Andrew"?
  • Because of his war deeds
"I votes for Jackson since I know he will not disappoint me. Unlike other candidates, Jackson is the kind of person who will not only solely become the leader of country but also give credit to his supports by give them jobs." 

Friday, March 24, 2017

Test

Today, we took the chapter test
I miss the question which is about the term of James Morone :(

Better luck next time

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Blog

No class today!

We all went to reherse the Ring ceremony!

See U next class Mr. Schick!


Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Blog - notes

Today, Mr. Schick was out and we got Mrs. Gauthier as our sub.

Our works is to review chapter 7 and prepare for the test in future

Some key point

Slave increase - 894,000 to 2,000,000
Nat Turner - led a large slave revolt - hanged
Francis Lowell - built a huge textile factory
Young, teenage girl - 12 hours
Eli whitney - mass product
Louisiana - 15 million, 1803
Election in 1800 - House of Rep break the tie
Thomas Jefferson was choses president
Lewis and Clark - explore the Louisiana
War of 1812 -

  • 2.5 years
  • no winner or loser
  • 1814 - treat of ghent
  • Weaken the power of britain 
  • Established nationalism