Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison & Indian Policy
John Tyler
James Polk
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What was Jackson's 'secret weapon' during his election?
Martin Van Buren.
100
Van Buren became president after (blank)'s admin.
John Q. Adams' admin.
100
What happend to Harrison shortly after he signed into office?
He died.
100
How did John Tyler become president?
Harrison died soon after he signed into office and Tyler succeeded him.
100
Polk was considered to be the most succssful president because...?
He did everything that he said he would do.
200
Jackson's political philosophy was the Democratic party. What were it's componets?
Majority rule, emphasis on the people, limited federal gov. power, and a spoils system.
200
Van Buren was president in the years....?
1837-1841
200
What were the Whigs really planning to do with Harrison's admin.?
Have Harrison as the figure head while Clay actually ran everything.
200
What party did Tyler truely belong to?
Even thought he was in the Whig party, he had been a Jackson supporter before they had a fallout, so Tyler was a Democrat.
200
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that America will expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
300
How did Jackson kill the Bank of the U.S?
He took out all of the Federal Governments money and that casued the bank to go out of business.
300
What was something that Van Buren did to help Jackson be elected in 1828?
He appealed to people's emotions; turned the election into a big party for Jackson.
300
Who were the candidates for the 1840 election?
Harrison and Van Buren
300
Why was Tyler a president without a political party?
He kept vetoing the Whigs' plans, so they eventually kicked him out.
300
What happend when Polk sent an army to the Rio Grande?
Mexico saw it as an invasion and declared war.
400
What was the importance of the 1832 election?
It lead to the creation of 2 new political parties; Democrats and the Whigs.
400
How did Van Buren lose the 1840 election?
The Whigs did the same for William Henry Harrison as Van Buren did for Jackson; made the election a big party.
400
What was the Trail of Tears?
The path that 18,000 Indians were forced to walk after Georgia sent their Militia to remove them.
400
In 1845 what did Tyler do in his presidency to make himself look important?
He convinced congress to annex Texas.
400
What was Polk's first strategy in the Mexican war?
Conquer Mexican territory closest to us; territory we wanted to keep.
500
What did the Nullification Doctrine say?
It said that is state didn't like one of Congress' law, then that state should ignore it.
500
What was the Panic of 1837?
The U.S was hit with an economic depression due to the fact that there was no bank. The people blamed Van Buren.
500
What was the 1830 Indian Removal Act?
All American Indians move west of the Mississippi river.
500
What were the 2 reasons why Texas wasn't allowed in the Union?
Presidents were afraid to let a slave state join and Mexico threatened war if we let Texas in.
500
What was Plok's second plan in the Mexican War and who lead the army?
Attack Mexico City. Winfeild Scott was appointed and in 1847 he took Mexico City.
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