Review

John Quincy Adams - sixth President
Andrew Jackson - 7th president. War hero of 1812. Populist. He didn't like Cabinet, he met with his friends instead.
Indian Removal Act of 1830 - heading west - Cherokees in Georgia objected and Supreme Court agreed - Jackson ignored the Court

National Road (Maryland to Mississippi River)
Canals
Railroads
Mountain men (guides to help in the Rocky Mountains.

Manifest Belief: US was destined to stretch from coast to coast
This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico
Texans wanted to independence from Mexico. Sam Houston led a rebel.
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna crushed 200 Texans at the Alamo with 4000 army
"Remember the Alamo!"

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico ceded the Mexican Cession