few items to review for module 2
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Few items to review for Module 2
Benefits for the U.S. from Mexican – American War• The U.S. and Mexico
went to war over Texas because of Manifest Destiny
• As a result the U.S. gained a large amount of land (present day California and Texas)
• This allowed the U.S. to expand and grow
Jacksonian Democracy
Common Man
Universal Male
Suffrage – All white men can vote
Was not a rich man like previous
presidents and people could relate to him
Spoil system- replace high
ranking officials with
friends in government
jobs
Kill the National bank..
• Withdrawing money from any bank will force it to close. That is what Jackson wanted to do to the National Bank because he thought it gave the government too much power. So he put all the money into state owned banks (a.k.a. Pet banks)
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