West

__**American System:**__ The war of 1812. The U.S. fights against England,we won. We got our own country but decide we want more. We go to france to purchase louisianna. They offered that to us because they need to make more money for their war. This made England furious. They decided to come over with souldiers with the province of canada to take it all back. But we won again. We then officially called ourselves The United States of America. We were fighting together not as single colonies. True Nationalism. Henry Clay ran for president many times but never wins. Big fan of the American System. The country should expand to make it more powerful. Other foriegn countries were obviously not in favor of us becoming more powerful. And there were actually people in america that were against it to. These people mostly governed the south. They liked things how they were and wanted no change. Monroe Doctrine: Policies that says our position on spains problems in the south. We talk about how we will not get involved in it and we will let what happens happen. Then Theodore roosevelt enpowered the Doctrine even more so that another country couldnt get into it either. Other countries stay out of our country and we will stay out of theirs. We thought to ourselves that we deserved and owned that side of the world and it was no ones business to anyone else what we do with OUR land. We had claim to the land. It was all open for settlement but all the Indians were still governing all that land. 1814-1824 Andrew Jackson made treatys to move the Indians out of the areas. Some indians agreed out of fear of American harrasment. The U.S. supreme court decided that the indians could stay in the land but could not call it their own. Some tribes fought for their land, and some other indians tried to confront the problems legally. The indians were un happy. The Cherokees finally won there rights legally from the court. But everyone ignored it. Finally Jackson becomes the president and pulls out the indian removal act. Some indians decided to just up and leave but some other indians stayed to gain there citizenship to govern their homeland. The trail of tears occurres, 16000 started their journy and 4000 died and were sick and dying.
 * High tarrifs. (taxes/fees on imported goods)
 * Keep land prices very high (mostly land of the west)

> Wasnt a state until the texas revolution. It was mostly governed by mexico, but many americans lived there. They liked it there because of the farm land. In this region it was all slave free. There were many huge plantations being started there. Mexico thought that they would take over, this dispute started the Alamo. The Alamo was one of the three largest battles during the texas revolution. The Alamo was a mansion where the battle took place. During the last battle that we won Texas became its own huge country. Soon enough they unite with the United States. The United States claims not to start wars, but in reality they tricked Mexico to start the war with Mexico over Texas. They march an American man across the border waiting for mexico to shoot over the border at the man. Mexico didnt shoot. America marches men over the border and Mexico shoots over at us. We provoked them into starting this war. Basically they battle out and America wins, the treaty of Guadilupe Heldago, this said that they had to sell us Texas. 300,000 people were on there way to the gold rush. The gold was discovered by Setters Mill. A german man who owns everything in the area. Marshal comes to Setter and asks to make a saw mill up the canyon to cut up trees for lumber.
 * __Trade Unions:__**
 * Texas
 * Gold Rush