Presidents
This president won his seat in a supposedly "corrupt bargain". He made that bargain with this person.
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
The practice of firing government workers and replacing them with your own political supporters was known as what?
The Spoils System
The belief that America had the right and duty to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean is known as what?
Manifest Destiny
What year did the Nullification Crisis occur?
1828
The painful journey for the Cherokee from their lands in Georgia to Oklahoma is known as what?
The Trail of Tears
This president had a laissez faire approach to the Crisis of 1837.
Martin Van Buren
What does NULLIFICATION mean?
A state CANCELS a law from the federal government and says that it does not apply in that state.
What are the three parts of the Missouri Compromise?
1. MO would enter as a slave state.
2. ME would enter as a free state.
3. All new states north of MO's southern border would be free.
When was the Monroe Doctrine put in place?
1823
Why did Jackson meet with the 'Kitchen Cabinet'?
He had filled his official cabinet with friends who were not qualified.
James K. Polk campaigned on a platform to make what two states part of the Union?
1. Oregon
2. Texas
Why did the South not like protective tariffs?
They felt as though while the North benefitted from the tariffs, the South was forced to pay more for goods.
In this unit, what countries had a claim on Texas before it became a part of the U.S.?
Spain
Mexico
The Republic of Texas
What political party was William Henry Harrison a part of?
Whigs
What were the results of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo for the U.S.?
The U.S. paid Mexico $18 million for all of California and New Mexico.
What act caused John Tyler to be kicked out of the Whig party?
He vetoed the re-chartering of the National Bank.
Why did the demand for the labor of enslaved people increase after the War of 1812?
The North started to increase its manufacturing capabilities, which caused an increase in demand for cotton (produced in the south).
What year was the Indian Removal Act passed?
1830
Did Daniel Webster support tariffs? Why or why not?
Yes- he represented states in the North with manufacturing interests.
What happened as a result of Andrew Jackson killing the National Bank?
The Panic of 1837/ Van Buren was left to clean up a huge economic mess.
Name the political party of the following presidents: James K. Polk, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams
Democrat
Democrat
Democratic Republican
Why did the American expansion westward create tension between the North and South?
Both states in the North and South were concerned about the balance of slave vs. free states in the Senate. As the U.S. pushed west, and more states were added, this balance was put to the test.
Why did white citizens agree with/ approve of removing Native Americans from their lands?
They wanted access to the land for farming or other purposes.
Why was Andrew Jackson sometimes referred to as 'King Andrew'?
People (the Whigs) thought that he overstepped his presidential powers when he used the veto for personal reasons and disregarded decisions by the Supreme Court.
Which parts of the U.S. supported the Mexican-American War? Which states were against it? Why?
Against- North- worried about the addition of more slaves states.
For- South- wanted more territory for expansion, this territory fell below the southern border of Missouri