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What land did Mexico lose after the Mexican-American war?
Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona
What trail were Native Americans force to migrate on while moving west?
The Trail of Tears
What is a mission?
A group of people typically out west in the United States, that are spreading and sharing their religion.
What did the United States give to Mexico after the war?
15 million dollars
What is the spoils system?
This is a system where the president appointed friends and allies to powerful political positions.
What struggles did people experience on the Oregon Trail?
Weather, lack of food, disease, injuries, death
What were the consequences for the United States annexing Texas?
They entered a war with Mexico
Why was Oregon chosen and not the Plains of the central USA?
farmland!
How long was the Oregon Trail?
2170 miles
What made the western United States different from the east?
How did the Mountain men help people on the Oregon Trail?
They served as guides and even created trails and cutoffs.
What was the corrupt bargain?
In 1824, neither Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams received the majority of votes required to win the presidency, so the vote went to the House of Representatives, where Henry Clay was very powerful in. He influenced the House to vote for Adams, then Adams appointed him to Secretary of State.
What president was responsible for the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
What group of people founded the present day state of Utah?
Mormons
What influenced many people to move to California?
The gold rush!
Where did the Trail of Tears start and end?
It started in Georgia, and ended in Oklahoma
How was the tariff of 1828 resolved?
The tax was lowered over time, and using the military to halt rebellions in South Carolina.
How did the Erie Canal help the USA economy?
the Erie canal connected the great lakes to the Atlantic ocean allowing a larger range for trading ships
What effects did the Andrew Jackson have on the presidency and country.
increase in presidential power, removal on native Americans, created the modern democratic party, fought the national bank, used the spoils system.
What is sectionalism?
The idea that people relate and represent their state or region and not their country.
Why did so many settlers migrate west in the early 19th century? What factors made mass migration possible?
Most migrated for opportunity. Opportunity to own land, get a job, or escape religious persecution. Also, the increase in better technology like wagons and trains caused an increase in travel.
Explain how the Supreme Court ruled against the relocation of thousands of American Indians to Oklahoma.
The court Case Worcester v. Georgia was the supreme court case than sided with the Native Americans. They decided that they were their own government and separate from the USA. President Andrew Jackson forced them west any way.
Describe the nullification crisis.
Compare and Contrast the views of Democrats, led by Andrew Jackson, and the Whigs, led by Daniel Webster and Henry Clay.
Andrew Jackson was pro slavery, pro war, and anti federal government and big banks, while Daniel Webster was anti slavery, anti war, and pro federal government. Henry Clay was in the middle
During the Nullification Crisis, how was it related to the constitution, and how the crisis was resolved.
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