Jackson
Why did Jackson become popular?
Communities that grew suddenly when a mine opened.
Boomtowns
List two opportunities of moving west
Possible Answers: Free or cheap land to farm and own, chance to get rich, new jobs and businesses, fresh start away from debt or crowded cities, more independence and control over your own land
People in this region based their economy on farming, specifically cash crops such as tobacco and cotton
South
High tariff on imports imposed by Congress prior to Jackson’s presidency.
Tariff of Abominations
The workers who took care of the ranchers’ cattle
Cowboys
List two risks of moving west.
Possible Answers:
disease, accidents, weather, lack of food and supplies, conflicts with Native American tribes, Little medical care, harsh living conditions, etc
This region supported tariffs because tariffs helped them compete with British factories.
North
Authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.
Indian Removal Act
The vast open range of the Great Plains from Texas to Canada
Gave government-owned land to small farmers.
Homestead Act
What was a key factor in the Panic of 1837?
Jackson’s failure to curb inflation during his presidency
The practice of giving government jobs to political backers
Spoils System
A system of messengers of horseback who carried mail West. The route covered almost 2,000 miles.
The Pony Express
The act required states to sell this land and use the money to build colleges to teach agriculture and engineering.
Morrill Act
African American migrants who departed from the South were known as:
Exodusters
The period of expanding democracy, its ideas, and influences in the 1820s and 1830s.
Jacksonian Democracy
A railroad that would cross the continent and connect the east to the west.
Transcontinental Railroad
A huge deposit of silver and gold in Nevada. Many people flocked to find these precious metals.
Comstock Lode
The right to nullify or reject a federal law considered unconstitutional was introduced as:
Doctrine of nullification (State’s Rights Doctrine)