Andrew Jackson
Who did Jackson beat in the 1828 election?
Who is John Q. Adams?
What was the group called that went to California to find gold?
Who are 49ers?
What is the definition of Manifest Destiny?
What is industrialization?
What is the Spoils System?
the system where Jackson removes officials and fills offices with his supporters
What group of settlers focused on finding fertile farmlands and new opportunities?
Pioneers
What brought people to California in 1849?
The industrial revolution made more people move where?
To cities
What state wanted to nullify the Tariff of 1828?
South Carolina
How are Mountain Men entrepreneurs?
They help participate in fur trading and they created trading posts
Why did Mormons move?
To escape religious persecution.
What is the purpose of canals?
To move goods faster through New York's waterways.
What did Jackson do with the federal government deposits?
What group of settlers helped build the railroads?
Chinese Immigrants
Why would people want to leave the east?
1. overcrowding/high population
2. poor jobs
3. poor sanitization.
What is a tariff?
A tax on imported goods that make American goods cheaper.
Name two reasons why Jackson wanted the Native Americans to move off their land?
2. To give Native Americans freedom
3. To civilize them
Who are Californios?
Descendants of Spanish colonizers who lived in California
How do the railroads aid in westward expansion?
Moving people and good faster over land making land easier to settle
What did the cotton gin increase?
the production of cotton and the movement of slaves