Chapter 3 The Growth of a Young Nation. Section 3.1 The Early Republic.
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Transcript of Chapter 3 The Growth of a Young Nation. Section 3.1 The Early Republic.
Chapter 3
• The Growth of a Young Nation
Section 3.1The Early Republic
The Washington Presidency
• Tariffs are taxes on imported goods:1. raise money (provides a steady
flow of income for the government)2. encourage the growth of American
industry3. encouraged Americans to buy
American goods.
The Jefferson Presidency
• Judicial review-gives the Supreme Court final say in interpreting the Constitution.• The Supreme Courtinterprets if laws are
Constitutional.
The Effects of the War of 1812
• Increased American patriotism•Weakened Native American resistance•U.S. manufacturing grew
The Monroe Doctrine
•Monroe feared that European meddling in Latin America might threaten the United States.• He said that the Americas were
closed to further European efforts to reestablish colonies
Section 3.2Jackson and
Reform
Jackson’s Native American Policy
Most Southeast tribes signed the treaties and relocated to Indian Territory but many Cherokees refused to move. They were
rounded up and forcibly marched west in the winter of 1838-1839.
This became known as the Trail of Tears.
The Nullification Crisis
John C. Calhoun supported the doctrine of nullification. He claimed that states had a
right to nullify, or reject, laws they believed were
unconstitutional.
Reform Movements
In 1848, a women’s rights convention was held in
Seneca Falls, New York. The Seneca Falls Convention
called for equality and basic rights for women.
Section 3.3Manifest Destiny
Economic Growth
New modes of transportation,
steamboats, new roads, canals, and railroads, improved the nation’s
economy.
Trails West
Manifest Destiny is a phrase commonly used
to express American beliefs about westward expansion in the 1800’s.
The War with Mexico
In 1848, the war officially ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Mexico
recognized Texas as part of the U.S. and set the border at the Rio Grande. Mexico also
gave up a vast region that included the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, and parts of New
Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. This transfer of territory is called the Mexican
Cession.