Manifest Destiny
What was the political ideology Manifest Destiny was spreading?
Why did Andrew Jackson veto the National bank?
What is he thought it was unconstitutional and unfair to working, lower class people
What supreme court case was the result of this decision: "Cherokees had the right to exist free from intrusion by the state of Georgia"
Worcester v. Georgia
What were the two causes of the Mexican-American War?
What was one of the problems that arose after Mexico invited Americans to immigrate to Texas?
Bringing slaves with them, too many were coming (over 20,000)
What was the economic ideology Manifest Destiny was spreading?
What is capitalism
What was the main cause of the Nullification Crisis?
What is an increased tariff (import tax)
What did the Supreme Court decide in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia?
What is, "The Supreme court does not have the jurisdiction to hear a case from the Cherokee Nation"
What marked the conclusion of the Mexican-American War?
What is The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who was the first person to coin the term Manifest Destiny?
Who is John O'Sullivan
What state was involved in the nullification crisis?
South Carolina
What was the conclusion of the Nullification crisis?
compromise to the old tariff levels
Why were abolitionists hesitant about the Mexican American war?
they were worried slavery would spread into this new territory
"The movement of American settlers into previously unoccupied territory" What is the key term being described here?
What is American Expansionism
Why was the spoils system problematic?
Jackson was putting his friends into positions of power rather than people who were good at the job
Did the trail of tears happen during Jackson's presidency?
Why was President Polk elected president?
What is he believed in the annexation of Texas and admitting Texas as a slave state
What population(s) was the most affected by Manifest Destiny?
Native Americans, African Americans, Mexicans
What tribe was involved in the Indian Removal Act?
The Cherokee
he was the first president to come from poverty
What was one reason Texans justified the Texas annexation?
The Mexican government has failed to establish any public system of education. . . .
It denies us the right of worshipping the Almighty as we want to. . . .
It has demanded that we give up our arms, which are essential to our defense. . . .
It has invaded our country both by sea and by land, with intent to lay waste our territory, and drive us from our homes. . . .
It has encouraged the merciless Indians to massacre the inhabitants of our defenseless frontiers. . . .