Jackson And Manifest Destiny

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1. List three ways Andrew Jackson appealed to the common man.

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1. Raised in the poor south
2. Little formal education
3. Fought for the common man in the Bank Crisis

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2. How did Andrew Jackson "step on" the Constitution with the removal of the Cherokee?

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Went against the decision by the Supreme Court to allow Cherokee to stay in Georgia

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3. Where were the Cherokee forced to move as a result of the Indian Removal Act?

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Oklahoma

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4. List three reasons why congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

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1. Jackson didn't think that assimilation of Indians would work
2. Too many white settlers wanted the lands
3. The US would give them better lands than their homelands

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5. "Jacksonian Democracy" may be described as an effort to

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make government more directly responsible to the people

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6. How were Native American victimized?

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1. Removing their source of food (buffalo)
2. exposing native americans to new diseases
3. settlers taking native american land without due process

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7. What present day state did most Cherokee live in before they were forced westward?

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Georgia

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8. Who was forced to march the "Trail of Tears"?

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Cherokee

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9. In a controversial presidential election decided by the House of Representatives, John Quincy Adams defeated __________. Why was this election scandalous?

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Andrew Jackson, Jackson received more electoral and popular votes but lost the election

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10. What was the practice of replacing high-ranking members of the Executive branch when a new president takes office called? Which president started this practice?

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Spoils System, Andrew Jackson

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11. What voting requirement was dropped during the presidency of John Quincy Adams?

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Land Ownership

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12. How did Presidents Jackson increase presidential power?

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Using the veto more than all previous Presidents

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13. What did the national bank symbolize to Jackson?

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Eastern Elites wealth and power

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14. What does the doctrine of Manifest Destiny refer to?

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American right to expand to the Pacific Coast

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15. List three reasons why Americans migrated westward.

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1. to claim land for farming, ranching, and mining
2. to escape religious persecution
3.seek employment

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16. List three ways the American government acquired lands in the west

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1. Louisiana Territory was purchased from france
2. oregon was acquired through negotiation with Britain
3. Territory was purchased from Mexico after the war

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17. List three effects of the gold rush

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1. Influenced thousands of people to settle the new state of California
2. It brought a significant amount of diversity to california
3. Increased the desire of americans to take over more western lands

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18. Those who believed in Manifest destiny believed that American should own land from the _ _________Ocean to the __________________ Ocean.

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Atlantic ocean to the Pacific Ocean

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19. Put the following geographic features in the order that wagon trains would have encountered them: Pacific Ocean, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River

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Mississippi River, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Pacific Ocean

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20. Generally, settlers went west to find ______________.

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Find inexpensive land

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21. Within the United States, what conflict delayed the annexation of Texas?

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The balance of free and slave states

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22. What was the nickname of the Republic of Texas?

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Lone Star Republic

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23. Why did many Americans move to Texas when it was owned by Mexico?

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1. Religious Freedom
2. To expand slavery without opposition
3. Inexpensive Land

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Chapter 9 Section Four
24. The main cause of the war between Mexico and the United States resulted from a dispute over_______________________?

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Southern boundary of Texas

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25. List three large causes of the Mexican American War.

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1. Desire of many Americans to expand
2. Annexation of Texas by the United States
3. Pro-slavery groups who were in favor of an increase in the number of slave states

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26. Why were many Americans against the war with Mexico?

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Believed the war was a plot by Southerners to expand slavery and dominate national politics

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27. List the provisions (parts) of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago.

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1. Us gained land later to be identified as California and Arizona
2. Mexico forced to sell great expanses of land to US
3. Definitive border between US and Mexico

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What was gained in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican-American war

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37. Mexican Cession

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This was incorporated into the US after a brief war with Mexico

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38. Texas Annexation

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This was created by the treaty of paris which ended the American Revolution

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39. The U.S. in 1783

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Bought from France for 4 cents per acre

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41. Louisiana Purchase

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Gained in an agreement between Britain and the US

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42. Oregon Territory

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Gained from Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty

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43. Flordia Cession

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US president who greatly expanded the Executive branches power

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44. Andrew Jackson

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US president whose aspirations for territorial gain landed our country what is now the American Southwest "54/40 or Fight"

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50. James C. Polk

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President Andrew Jackson is known for being the first president elected as a member of this party

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52. Democratic Party

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Famous general during the Texan war for independence and later the new nation's first and only president

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48. Sam Houston

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What are 3 parts of the Monroe Doctrine?

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America will stay out of European affairs

Europe will not add colonies in the Western Hemisphere
America will not try to overthrow European colonies in the Western Hemisphere

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. The Monroe Doctrine is an example of a (n) _____________ foreign policy

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Isolationist

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What was the purpose of high protective tariffs?

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To protect the success and growth of American industry

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Who said, “The bank, Mr. Van Buren, is trying to kill me, but I will kill it.”

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Andrew Jackson

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. Which of the following was a reason that the Bank of the U.S. was a privileged institution that only served the needs of a small group

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The bank extended loans to the rich at much lower rates than to the average American citizen

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“Pet Banks” were named because they ______.

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Were loyal to the Democratic Party and Andrew Jackson

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Why was the Whig Party formed?

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To oppose the policies of Andrew Jackson

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How did South Carolina react to the Tariff of Abominations?

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John Calhoun drafted a document that declared the tariff null and void and South Carolina threatened to secede from the country

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The concept of Nullification promoted the idea of ______.

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States Rights

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The “Tariff of Abominations” was a name given to a protective tariff by those who thought it made the South suffer while helping ______.

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Industries in the northeast

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Nicknamed the "great compromiser". Encouraged the election of John Quincy Adams. Negotiated a tariff agreement between the North and South. Member of the Whigs

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Henry Clay

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Named the Tariff of 1828 the “Tariff of Abominations” and authored the South Carolinian strategy for nullification of it.

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John C. Calhoun

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This political party was formed largely in response to many of President Jackson’s policies and actions.

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Whig Party

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President Andrew Jackson is known for being the first chief executive elected as a member of this party

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Democratic Party

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What are the Social Aspects of Manifest Destiny?

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Racism
Escape from religious persecution (Mormons)
Belief that all people should own plot of land to keep the country free
People wanted to find new ways of life

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What are the Political Aspects of Manifest Destiny?

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Fear of Spanish, French, English, and Mexican power
Desire to spread Democracy and the American way of life.
Desire to spread the institution of slavery

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What are the Economic aspects of Manifest Destiny?

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Belief that people could become more wealthy (Gold rush, natural resources.)
Land speculators bought huge tracts of land and sold it for a profit