National and Regional Growth
Jacksonian Era
Manifest Destiny
Misc.
Misc.
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#2 Who is Nat Turner and what did he do?
He is a slave who led a slave revolt that killed 55 white southerners.
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#12 What is the spoils system?
It is the system where the president can appoint their friends, family members, or supporters to jobs within the government.
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Who invented the Cotton Gin and what were its effects on Southern society?
Eli Whitney. It increased the production of cotton, making it faster and easier to clean. It also increased the reliance on slaves.
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What were the three routes to California?
The Oregon and California Trails, By sea and across Panama, or by sea around the tip of South America
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# 26 What year did the Gold Rush start?
In 1849
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#3 What is the difference between Nationalism and Sectionalism?
Nationalism is a pride and support for your country as a whole over the individual pieces of it. Sectionalism is a support or pride in your section, often over the country as a whole.
200
#14 Why did Americans want to move onto Native American lands?
They did want their land, but also gold was discovered in Georgia on Native American land.
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#17 What is Manifest Destiny?
Manifest Destiny is the idea that it is the will of God for Americans to spread out from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.
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#16 What is the Trail of Tears and who did it involved?
The Trail from Georgia to the Indian Territory in the West. It involved the Cherokee. 1 out of every 4 died along the way.
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#21 Who was the first President of Texas?
Sam Houston
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#6 What was the Missouri Compromise?
Made it so that Missouri entered the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Also made so that any new states under the 36 degree latitude line would be slave, but states over it would be free. p. 382
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#15 What were some of the negative aspects of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 (what happened to the Indians when they were removed?)
Forced to march to a Western Reservation where they had to live. Also they lost their land, homes, and most of their possessions which they had to leave behind.
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#20 What two battles were fought during the Texas Revolution?
The Alamo and the Battle of San Jancinto.
300
#8 What was the Era of Good Feelings and who was president?
It was a time when there was only one political party (the Democratic-Republicans) and James Monroe was president.
300
#10 Who won the election of 1824 and why was it unique?
John Quincy Adams and because it is the only time a president lost both the electoral and the popular vote, but the House of Rep. chose him. Jackson accused him of making a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay who was the Speaker of the House.
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#4 What made up the American System? Who supported it?
The American system was a protective tariff, support for the BUS, and building infrastructure. The Northeasterners and most Westerners were for it. Also Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams and the Nationalists supported it.
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#13 What three major problems did Jackson face during his presidency?
Indian Removal, the national bank or the Bank of the United States (BUS), and the Nullification Crisis
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#24 What were the terms the Treaty of Gaudalupe Hidalgo?
Texas was given to the United States and the border was at the Rio Grande River. Also the U.S. paid $15 million for the Mexican Cessation which included New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Nevada.
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#22 What was the Oregon Trail like and where did it begin?
The Oregon Trail went across Plains, through Mountains, and across deserts. It was very rough and many people died from diseases, wild animals, or starvation. It started in Independence, Missouri.
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Why did Polk declare war on Mexico?
Because he believed strongly in Manifest Destiny and Mexico entered Texas after the U.S. annexed it.
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#9 Describe the Northeast, South, and West at this point in history and the attitudes of the people in each area.
The Northeast was fueled by industry and factories. The people liked tariffs because it protected their businesses, like building infrastructure (transportation system) because they could ship their products easier, and liked the BUS. The Southerners economy was based on plantations and cash crops like cotton. They did not like the tariffs because it made buying goods more expensive, did not like the BUS, and did not like the infrastructure improvements because it used tariff money. The Westerners were mostly adventurers and pioneers living off the land. They supported the building of infrastructure, so they could travel easier and were ok with the tariffs because they were needed to build the infrastructure.
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#11 How was Jackson campaign different from elections before? How did it change elections to come?
Jackson's campaign appealed to the poor and the lower class (the common man). It was also the introduction to political campaign ads which attacked other candidate's reputations.
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#19 What three events led to the Texas Revolution?
Americans moving into Texas, tension between Texas and Mexico over slavery, and Mexican taxes the Texans did not want to pay.
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#5 What was important about the two Supreme Court cases McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons vs. Ogden?
It gave power to the Nation (also known as the federal or central) Government over individual states.
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Who settled in Utah? Who was the founder? Who became the leader after the founder's death?
The Mormons settled in Utah, Joseph Smith was the founder, and Brigham Young took over.
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