Politics
Who was a staunch supporter of states rights?
Andrew Jackson
What are Tejanos?
Mexicans living in Texas
What state was made to balance Florida?
Iowa
Where did Jackson force Native American's to move during the Trail of Tears?
To Oklahoma
What did Congress do in 1816 that Jackson opposed?
Congress set up a national bank to hold the federal government's money and control its supply.
What happened to the Democratic party in 1828?
It split into two: Democrats and Republicans
What did Texans do in response to Santa Ana increasing troops in Texas?
They claimed San Antonio and fortified themselves in the Alamo.
"Forty-Four Forty or Fight” describes the Northern line of latitude for which state?
Oregon
What two states did the Mormons get kicked out of before settling in Utah?
Illinois and New York
What happened to the first Whig president?
He died of pneumonia a month after his inauguration because he refused to wear a coat and hat outside during his speech.
What is the "spoils system?"
The process of selecting one's friends and allies to political office and cabinet positions (Jackson).
What did Mexico force Americans moving to Texas to do?
Convert to Catholicism and speak Spanish.
Who were the Californios?
Mexicans in California who became US citizens when the Mexican-American war ended.
What treaty ended the war with Mexico?
Guadalupe-Hidalgo
What did Henry Clay do to botch his chances in the 1832 election?
He introduced a bill to strengthen the banks.
What was the outcome of the 1824 election? Who decided the victor?
Congress declared after a plurality that John Quincy Adams had won (bc Henry Clay was the Speaker of the House and JQA's friend)
Who won the battle of San Jacinto?
What was the Adams-Onis treaty?
It ended Spanish ownership at the top of California
What river did Mexico claim was the border for Texas?
Nueces River
President Van Buren.
Name all the people who ran for president in 1824, and what political party they belonged to...
All were Democrats...
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
William Crawford
The city of Austin, Texas, is named after who?
Stephen Austin
Where was gold discovered in 1848? (city)
Sutter's Mill
What two modern day states gained territory in the Gadsden Purchase?
Arizona and New Mexico
What was the failed Whig strategy for the 1836 election?
To put up presidential candidates from regions all over the US, thus splitting the votes into a plurality and allowing Congress to decide.
It failed bc Van Buren swept.