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| the idea of spreading political power to all the people, thereby ensuring majority rule |
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| an 1830 act that called for the government to negotiate treaties that would require Natice Americans to relocate west |
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| What were the reasons the Native Americans were removed from their lands? |
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| - Religious groups opposed the Native Americans
- Farmers wanted the Native Americans' land because it was good for growing crops
- Later on, gold was discovered on their land |
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| What was the result of President Jackson ignoring the Supreme Court's decision on the removal of the Cherokees? |
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| A treaty was made, but most Cherokees opposed the treaty and federal troops had to round them up and force them to travel west on the Trail of Tears. |
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| an 1828 law that raised tariffs on raw materials and manufactured goods; upset Southerners who felt that economic interests of the Northeast were determining national economic policy |
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| Why was the southern economy hurt by the Tariff of Abominations? |
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| Southerners had to sell their cotton at a low price to be competitive with other sellers, but they had to pay high prices for manufactured goods because of the tariff. |
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| doctrine of nullification |
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| a right of a state to reject a federal law that it considers unconsitutional |
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| What state threatened secession? Why? |
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| South Carolina threatened to secede because of the Tariff of Abominations. |
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| the belief that the US was destined to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean |
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| occured in 1853 when Mexico sold the strip of land that is now part of New Mexico and Arizona to the US for $10 million |
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| What land was gained in the Mexican cession? |
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| California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas |
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| California gold rush of 1849 |
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| large numbers of people moved to California because gold had been discovered there |
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| What happened in the state of California as a result of the Gold Rush? |
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| Thousands of gold seekers took one of three dangerous and treacherous routes to move to California in hopes of finding gold. |
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| What impacts did the Gold Rush have on the economies of the United States? |
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| It had a positive impact on banking, manufacturing, shipping, and trade. Business people were the ones who benefited the most from the Gold Rush. |
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| The annexation of which state prompted the Mexican War? |
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| Who were the first seven presidents of the US? |
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| 1. George Washington
2. John Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
5. James Monroe
6. John Q. Adams
7. Andrew Jackson |
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| What trails did settlers use when moving west? |
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| Oregon Trail, California Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Old Spanish Trail, Mormon Trail |
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| How did Andrew Jackson feel about the national bank? |
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| He felt it had too much power over the nation and withdrew all government money from it to cause it to collapse. |
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| a financial crisis in which banks closed and the credit system collapsed |
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| Who is John C. Calhoun? What did he support? |
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| Jackson's first vice president who supported nullification and became enemies with Jackson after his first term |
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| the practice of winning candidates by giving government jobs to political backers or supporters |
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| Why did Americans move west? |
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| Americans moved west for money and to escape people they owed money to. |
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| Put these events in order:
Constitutional Convention, Louisiana Purchase, Declaration of Independence, Founding of Jamestown, American Revolution, War of 1812, French and Indian War, War with Mexico |
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| 1. Founding of Jamestown
2. American Revolution
3. Declaration of Independence
4. Constitutional Convention
5. Louisiana Purchase
6. French and Indian War
7. War of 1812
8. War with Mexico |
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