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Topic 5 Grab Bag
Andrew Jackson as President
Native American Relations
Texas and Mexico
Moving West
100
Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury and an important Federalist leader?
Alexander Hamilton
100
What is suffrage and (at the time of Jackson), who had it?
The right to vote; White men (over 21 years old)
100
What law passed under Andrew Jackson allowed the Federal government to negotiate to move Native American tribes West to new lands/reservations?
Indian Removal Act
100
Who lead American settlers to Texas to join Mexico in the 1820s?
(Stone Cold) Stephen Austin
100
What route to the West started with fur trappers and traders but went on to be the most well known path to a new life?
The Oregon Trail
200
What side did George Washington take (and recommend) in European conflicts (like France and England)?
Neutral/neither/stay out of it
200
Name one thing that made Andrew Jackson popular with "common people"
1. Came from a poor background 2. Military success 3. From the frontier/West
200
Native American groups affected by the Indian Removal Act were mainly moved to what modern state?
Oklahoma
200
What did the U.S. gain as a result of the Mexican-American War?
(Purchase of) Mexico's Northern territories aka the Southwestern U.S.
200
What group moved to modern Utah seeking safety from religious persecution?
The Mormons
300
What political party forms to oppose the increasing power of the national government?
Democratic-Republicans
300
After Andrew Jackson vetoed the National Bank, what (probably illegal) action did he take to close it early?
He sent the money to various state banks
300
What is the name for the forced migration (at gun point) of the Cherokee to the West? It happened over the Winter of 1838-1839 and up to 1/4 died.
The Trail of Tears
300
What battle allowed Texans to capture Santa Anna and secure independence in 1836?
(The Battle of) San Jacinto
300
What invention revolutionized travel; first on rivers and later on rails?
The steam engine
400
What unpopular laws cost John Adams a chance for re-election when he argued for restricting immigration and limiting freedom of speech?
The Alien and Sedition Acts
400
Who was Andrew Jackson's former Vice President and main opponent in the Nullification Crisis?
John C. Calhoun
400
What Native American group in Florida sought a military solution to Indian Removal and fought three wars to stay in the 1830s-40s?
The Seminoles
400
What did Santa Anna do in 1833 that upset many Texans (both of American and Mexican decent)?
Became dictator of Mexico
400
What was found at the site of Sutter's Mill that lead to a migration to California?
Gold
500
List two causes of the War of 1812.
1. British kidnapping (impressment) of American sailors 2. Encouraging Native American attacks in the West 3. Raiding/harassing American trade
500
What did South Carolina threaten to do during the Nullification Crisis? What did Andrew Jackson threaten in return?
Secede/Leave the U.S.; Invade/Occupy SC
500
What Supreme Court case that recognized the Cherokee as a separate, sovereign nation was ignored by Jackson and the government of Georgia?
Worcester v. Georgia
500
Name two actions by the U.S. in the mid 1840s that Mexico could perceive as aggressive.
1. Annexing Texas 2. Moving troops into disputed territory 3. Planning/Offering to buy 1/2 of Mexico
500
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea the U.S. should grow across the continent.