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Andrew Jackson & Moving West

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 & Moving West

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  1. Andrew Jackson & Moving West

  2. Andrew Jackson • 7th president • 1829-1837 • Democratic-Republican • “Old Hickory”

  3. Cherokee Nation

  4. 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

  5. Indian Territory

  6. 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.

  7. Moapa Band of Paiutes of Nevada

  8. 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

  9. Battle of the Alamo

  10. 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”

  11. Remember the Alamo!

  12. Texas Independence • 1836 • Treaty signed with Santa Anna • Created Texas Independence

  13. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • Feb 1848 • Mexican Cession – California/New Mexico • $15 million

  14. Gadsden Purchase • 1853 – US paid Mexico $10 million for the strip of land • To expand the railroads

  15. 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

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