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time of Jackson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did voting laws change during this time? | All white men 21 and over can vote even if they don't own property |
| What is a landslide election? | it's when 1 candidate wins a large majority of the votes |
| Who was invited to the White House to celebrate Jackson's inauguration? | Everybody. |
| Who was Sequoyah and for what is he best known? | a Cherokee silver smith made an alphabet |
| How did Sequoyah use his writing system in 1824 | used to send messages from Arkansas to the Cherokee to the way west |
| Indian Removal Act (background and def. only) THICK QUESTION!!! | background //wanted gold-rich land, Jackson thought they were a threat to the growth and expansion of the u.s. def. //a law passed that allowed Jackson to remove native Americans from their homeland forcibly |
| Trail Of Tears (background only) THICK QUESTION!!! | Background //The Supreme Court told Jackson that he COULD NOT take the native Americans from their home because he had no reason to and Jackson did it any |
| Trail Of Tears (details only) THICK QUESTION!!! | Details //U.S. army gathered Native Americans-burned down houses, forced Cherokee march 800 miles to Indian Territory, took over 1 yr, 1 in 4 or 4,000 died, known by the Indians as the place where they cried(later known as the place where they cried |
| What did the Cherokee call Sequoyah's letters? | Talking Leaves |
| What was the first Native American newspaper called? | Cherokee Phoenix |
| What increased tension between white settlers and Native Americans in the Southeast? | When gold was discovered on Cherokee lands within Georgia. |
| What did Jackson believe about the Native Americans? | they were a threat to the growth and expansion of the U.S. |
| how many Cherokee out of 15,000 died along the way of the Trail Of Tears? | 4,000 or 1 in 4 |
| In what present state was the Indian Territory located? (map) | Oklahoma |
| Who was the leader of the resisting Seminole? | Osceola |
| What was one of Jackson's most important achievements? | Greater participation in government by the averaged citizen |