Age of the Common Man & Westward Presentation

Americans felt more unified as a nation

The United States lost significant territory

European countries increased their influence in America

Americans became less optimistic about new territories

It marked the beginning of U.S. military expansion and intervention in the Americas.

It led to the immediate colonization of South America by European powers.

It resulted in the U.S. remaining strictly isolationist.

It caused the U.S. to lose influence in the Western Hemisphere.

The American continent should not be considered for European colonization.

The U.S. would interfere in European affairs.

Nations in the Western Hemisphere were republics, not monarchies.

The U.S. would see any European attempt to influence the Western Hemisphere as a threat.

Encroachment on native lands

Spread of disease

Peaceful trade relations

Shared agricultural practices

Andrew Jackson

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

James Madison

The Trail of Tears involved the forced relocation of the Cherokee to Oklahoma.

The Trail of Tears was a peaceful migration of Native Americans to California.

The Trail of Tears resulted in the immediate granting of citizenship to Native Americans.

The Trail of Tears was led by President Abraham Lincoln.

Cherokee leader that Lead resistance against the Indian Removal Act

Negotiating the Louisiana Purchase

Signing the Indian Removal Act into law

Leading the U.S. Army in the Civil War

It encouraged European countries to colonize new American territories.

It told European countries to stay out of American affairs.

It promoted alliances with European powers.

It led to the division of the United States.