Miscellaneous
___________ won the election of 1824.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
Where did the Seminole tribe primarily live?
Florida
Andrew Jackson was a member of this presidential party.
What is Democratic?
What is a canal?
A man-made waterway built for boats to travel from one body of water to another
Why did settlers want to move west?
Opportunity to own land, start businesses, and build new lives for themselves. Some moved west for religious reasons.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from this nation.
What is France?
How many Cherokee did the U.S. government force off of their land?
About 17,000
How long did construction of the Erie Canal take?
8 years, 1817-1825
What mode of transportation did many settlers use to move west?
Boats on rivers!
White men without propery
Which tribes did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 affect?
Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Choctaw, and Chickasaw
How did Andrew Jackson gain his reputation?
Fighting in the War of 1812--especially his victory at the Battle of New Orleans against the British
What was the primary goal of the Erie Canal?
To reach the Northwest Territory and to connect it with New York City
Was slavery allowed in the new Northwest Territory?
No
What were John Quincy Adams' followers fearful of about Andrew Jackson based on his military successes?
They called him a "war chieftain" and feared that he would become a dictator
What state did most Native Americans move to during the Trail of Tears?
Oklahoma
Andrew Jackson believed that the Second Bank of the United States had too much ____________ and needed to be abolished.
Power
What impact did the Erie Canal have on New York City?
The Erie Canal made NYC the primary commercial hub of the United States.
How did westward movement change American life, especially in the home?
Women gained more equality in family life and often did the same jobs as men. Children were also expected to work, especially on farms.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Which tribe took their case against Georgia to the Supreme Court?
What is one of the first things that Andrew Jackson did when he won re-election in 1832?
Shut down the national bank.
Settlers from New England brought their abolitionist views with them when they moved to the Midwest, shifting the balance between slave states and free states leading up to the Civil War
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
•A series of 3 acts passed between 1784 and 1787
•Allowed individuals to buy land in 640-acre tracts (parcels of land)
•Developers would buy the land and then distribute it to settlers in smaller sections