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8th STAAR Review Era
8th STAAR Review Era 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the idea that as many people as possible should be allowed to vote? | Jacksonian Democracy |
| What war and battle made Jackson a war hero? | War of 1812, Battle of New Orleans |
| Who did Jackson appeal to? | the Common Man |
| How did Jackson solve the conflict between the settlers and the Natives? | Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears |
| What court case did Jackson ignore, that actually ruled to protect the Cherokee from relocation? | Worcester V. Georgia |
| How did Jackson get rid of the national bank, which he thought favored the wealthy? | Veto |
| What event in 1832, did South Carolina threaten to secede over high tariffs? | Nullification Crisis |
| What did Southern states argue they had a right to do if the national government imposed a law on them that was unconstitutional, such as the Tariff of Abominations and the Alien and Sedition Acts? | nullify it |
| What war did the U.S. fight over the border of Texas, which led to the US getting the Southwestern portion of the U.S.? | Mexican War |
| What is the territory called that the US received from Mexico in the Mexican War? | Mexican Cession |
| What territory south of the Mexican Cession did the US later purchase to build a railroad? | Gadsden Purchase |
| What is the idea that American is destined to extend from coast to coast and spread democracy and culture? | Manifest Destiny |
| How did Americans act on the belief in Manifest Destiny? | moving West, along trails that crossed rough terrain and harsh conditions |
| What invention by Robert Fulton allowed goods to be transported more cheaply and efficiently? | steam boat |
| What advancement connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, and led to the growth of cities such as New York? | Erie Canal |
| What made it easier to transport people and goods, and linked the East and West? | canals, then railroads |
| What led to the growth of cities, trade and the migration of people? | railroads |
| During what era was the domestic system of production replaced with machines ran by unskilled workers? | Industrial Revolution |
| What replaced skilled workers? | unskilled factory workers who worked long hours in dangerous conditions |
| Why did the U.S. industrialize? | new inventions, plenty of workers and natural resources, a laissez faire government, free enterprise |
| What economic system is where private citizens own businesses and risk their capital to make a profit? | Free enterprise |
| In a free enterprise system, what determines prices of goods? | supply and demand |
| What is laissez-faire? | little government involvement in the economy |
| Why did the Irish come to the US? | to escape the Potato Famine and find work in industries |
| What is nativism? | feelings against immigrants |
| What machine increased the use of slavery to fuel the textile industry? | cotton gin |
| What process was develop to efficiently produce steel? | Bessemer process |
| As industrialization occurred, urbanization also did, which is the growth of what? | cities |
| As industrialization and urbanization increased, many new social problems were created. This led to what era? | Age of Reform |
| What led to statehood for California? | gold rush |
| What law of 1787 created a orderly process for admitting new states into the Union? | Northwest Ordinance |
| What problem did new territories cause? | upsetting the balance of free and slave states |
| Who refused to pay taxes that would support the Mexican War, and therefore, the expansion of slavery? He also developed transcendentalism. | Henry David Thoreau |
| What is the loyalty to one's region? | sectionalism |
| Who often made Compromises to settle sectional disputes? | Henry Clay |
| What region of the US became industrialized? | the North |
| What region of the US was dependent upon the plantation system and slavery? | the South |
| What protected northern businesses from foreign competition, but led to higher prices in the South? | tariffs |
| What territory did the US gain in 1819 in the Spanish Cession? | Florida |
| What court case said the supreme court had the right to judicial review, or review acts of the President and Congress to determine legality under the Constitution? | Marbury V. Madison (1803) |
| What case, under chief Justice John Marshall, said the federal government had the right to regulate interstate commerce? | Gibbons V. Ogden |
| What court case said a state could not tax a national bank and increased the power of the national government? | McCulloch V. Maryland |
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