Events
Andrew Jackson
Manifest Destiny
Vocab.
Western Movement
100
The path taken by the Native Americans in their relocation to Indian Territory. About 25% died on the route.
What event is being described?
Trail of Tears
100
During his campaign, President Jackson promised his supporters that government jobs would be waiting for them after his inauguration. What did this become known as?
Spoils System
100
Law that relocated the 5 civilized tribes east of the Mississippi River to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River to give the US access to farmland and gold.
What law is being described?
Indian Removal Act
100
What does “nullify” mean?
To legally cancel a law
100
What idea is expressed in the painting below?
Manifest Destiny
200
The Nullification Crisis occurred when the state of ____?____ refused to pay tariffs.
South Carolina
200
The idea of spreading political power to the Common Man was characteristic of:
Jacksonian Democracy
200
What is Manifest Destiny?
Belief that the US should spread and occupy all of North America.
200
Southern states were against the __________ of Abominations, but Northern states for it because it helped their economy.
Tariff
200
What was the name of the land obtained as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the end of the Mexican-American War?
Mexican Cession
300
True or False
In 1845, Texas was annexed into the Republic of Mexico.
FALSE. Texas was annexed into the United States in 1845
300
________________ is the political party founded by Andrew Jackson.
Democrat
300
What is the shaded state on the map, which was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?
Oklahoma
300
What is the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican American War, in which the USA gained the lands of the Mexican Cession?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
300
What group settled in Utah for religious freedom?
Mormons
400
What discovery in 1849 prompted a surge of settlers to move to California?
Gold
400
Jackson destroyed the ___?__, claiming that it was corrupt and only benefitted the rich.
National Bank
400
How did the USA obtain the Florida Territory?
Adams- Onis Treaty
400
A deal made between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams in which John Quincy Adams would be declared President and Henry Clay would be his Secretary of State.
What is being described?
Corrupt Bargain
400
What is the name of the numbered territory that United States acquired in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?
Oregon Territory
500
What war occurred during the years 1846-1849?
Mexican-American War
500
How does the artist of this cartoon show that he is against President Jackson?
Drawn as a tyrant/ king, abusing powers, crushing the US Constitution
500
Why did the USA want to purchase the small strech of land, known as the Gadsden Purchase?
To complete a transcontinental railroad.
500
What political party was founded by those against Andrew Jackson?
Whigs
500
True or False
As a result of the California Gold Rush, it was mostly suppliers that found wealth instead of 49ers.
TRUE
