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25 Cards in this Set
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What changes to the US economy did Henry Clay make specifically to finance the building of new roads and canals?
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A single currency for the country.
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What caused conflicts in the early 1800s between the US and the Seminole Indian tribe in Florida?
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The tribe raided US settlements in response to US army attacks and aided runaway slaves.
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How did nominating conventions contribute to the expansion of democracy in the 1820s
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They allowed people to become more active in politics.
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Which of the following is not an example of how voting rights were expanded in the early 1800s?
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Voters, rather than state legislators, began to nominate their own electors to the electoral college.
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Which group did Osceola lead against US troops?
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Seminole
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Who was Chief Black Hawk?
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The leader of the Fox and Sauk Indians decided to fight US officials rather than leave Illinois.
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What do supporters of the states rights` doctrine believe?
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State power should be greater than federal power.
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How did the subjects of American paintings change from the 1830s to the 1840s?
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Earlier colonial paintings mainly consisted of portraits, while later work focused on people's daily lives and American landscapes.
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In the early 1800s, how were the new American culture's views on education reflected by education reforms?
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The new American culture was a democracy that needed educated and informed citizens to survive, so public schools were supported.
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What was the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
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A federal government office established to oversee policy toward American Indians.
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Where was Indian Territory?
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most of present-day Oklahoma.
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Who benefited most from Andrew Jackson's plan to remove American Indians to the West?
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American farmers, who gained millions of acres of land for settlement.
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How did the Cherokee people resist removal to Indian Territory?
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They bought a case against the state to federal court.
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According to the Missouri Compromise, which state would enter the Union as a free state?
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Maine
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Why did Americans decide to model much of their architecture after the architecture of ancient Athens and Romans?
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These civilizations were based on some of the same political ideas as the new American nations.
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Which statement describes "The Trail of Tears"?
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The involuntary 800-mile march Cherokee Indians made in their removal from Georgia.
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What was Andrew Jackson's view on The National Bank?
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A national bank was not listed in the Constitution and we should only state banks.
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What did the Seminole Indians do after signing a treaty in 1832 in which they agreed to leave Florida within three years?
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They respected the treaty and took a deadly journey west.
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Why did American leaders support Latin American struggles for independence from Spain in the early 1820s?
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Latin America had supported America in its fight for independence during the American Revolution.
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How did the Monroe Doctrine affect the United States relationship with Latin America?
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It created strong bond between the two regions between the two regions because each became interested in the other's security.
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What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise?
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It maintained an equal balance between slave and free states in the United States.
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What was the primary goal of Henry Clay's American System?
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to create a sense of nationalism in the United States
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What was Henry Clay's role in the Missouri Compromise?
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He created the terms of thr compromise and convinced Congress to accept it.
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Who did not benefit from the expansion of voting rights in the 1820s?
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wives and mothers
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How did Andrew Jackson reward some of his supporters?
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with government jobs
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