President Andrew Jackson rewarded his political supporters with government jobs. This was called....
what is the "spoils system"
100
The nickname for President Andrew Jackson.(besides Old Hickory)
What is "Man of the People" or "Common Man's President"
100
The two countries that fought in the War of 1812
What is England (aka Great Britain) and United States
100
The path that many Indians followed when they were forced to leave their homes.
What is the Trail of Tears
100
Westward expansion started with the purchase of.....
What is the Louisiana Territory
200
The belief that it was the duty of the US to spread across the continent and own the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest Destiny
200
The profession Andrew Jackson had before fighting in the military or becoming president.
What is a lawyer
200
The Cherokee nation fought the Indian Removal Act in this famous court case and won.
What is Worcester v. Georgia
200
The Indian Removal Act forced thousands of Indians to move west of .......
What is the Mississippi River
200
The treaty that gave us the land known as the Mexican Cession.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
300
Congress passed a law raising tariffs, or taxes, on imported goods. This hurt the Southern economy but helped the Northern economy, because it decreased foreign competition.
What is the Nullification Crisis
300
Jackson's supporters started a new political party called.....
What is the Democratic Party
300
Indian relocation was difficult because many Indian tribes had different cultures which caused them to......
What is clashed with each other
300
President Jackson was a war hero, fighting in the Battle of New Orleans against the British and the Native Americans in.......
What is the First Seminole War
300
This land was purchased to extend railroad through the Mexico Cession area.
What is the Gadsden Purchase
400
President Andrew Jackson vetoed the charter for this bank, which eventually closed
What is the National Bank
400
A fact that helped Andrew Jackson become elected was that voting rights were ........
What is extended to ALL white males
400
Officially ended the War of 1812.
What is Treaty of Ghent
400
Thousands of Indians forced to move west of the Mississippi River because of the......
What is the Indian Removal Act
400
The dispute over borders led to fighting between Texas and Mexico called the .....
What is Mexican-American War
500
A theory that economies work best when there is minimal involvement from the government. Jackson was a strong believer that government should stay out of commerce and trade.
What is Laissez-Faire Economics
500
Jackson thought the National Bank mostly supported .....
What is the wealthy
500
England and France were fighting each other and interfered with US trade. This, in addition to impressment of US sailors, led to.....
What is the War of 1812
500
The Indian tribe that was involved in the court case against the state of Georgia
What is the Cherokee nation
500
Many people thought that the US shouldn't fight with Mexico during the Mexican-American War for this reason.