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Jacksonian Democracy
United States History Chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is nominating conventions? | Where party members choose the party's candidate. |
| 1820 and 1830 time period in democracy is known as.... | The Jacksonian Democracy |
| Who was President Jackson's vice president, who resigned due to the nullification crisis? | John C. Calhon |
| Jackson's supporters saw his victory as a win for? | The common people |
| Who were President Jackson's group of trusted advisers? | The Kitchen Cabinet |
| When was the Tariff of Abomination put through? Who hated it and why? | Congress passed the act before Jackson took office. Southerners disliked the high tariff because only Northerners would benefit. |
| What is the States Rights doctrine? | Stated since states formed the national government, state power should be greater federal power. |
| What is the Nullification Crisis? | Led by John C. Calhon that said that states can ignore federal laws if they felt it was unconstitutional. |
| Why did Jackson oppose the 2nd charter for the bank? | He felt Congress abused it's power. The states should have the power to control the banking system. |
| What is the McCulloch v. Maryland? | Supreme court ruled the bank was constitutional when Maryland tried to pass a tax on it's bank. The bank refused to pay the tax. |
| What party was made to oppose President Jackson? | The Whig party. Was named that after an English political party that opposed the monarchy, to make a point Jackson abused his power like a king. |
| A severe economic depression due to Jackson's unsuccessful banking policies? | Panic of 1837, people blamed this on Van Buren. |
| What did Jackson do to show he was serious about killing the bank's charter? | He ordered Americans to use only gold or silver-instead of paper bank notes- to buy government owned land. |
| Why did the Indian Removal Act happen? What is the act? | American settlers wanted to expand settlements. Congress passed the Act in 1830 that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of Mississippi river to lands in west. |
| U.S land that is now Oklahoma, where Native Americans were planned to move there. | Indian Territory |
| Why did 1/4 of the Choctaw being moved die? | They moved during a bad winter trip. Federal officers didn't have enough supplies, so the Choctaw died of starvation, disease, or cold |
| What did Sequoya do? | He created a writing system for Cherokee syllables |
| How did Cherokee believe they wouldn't be removed? | They set up schools were the children learned to read and write English, and created a bi cameral council and a court system. They believed taking up on the American ways would prevent them from moving. |
| What was discovered on Cherokee land in Georgia that made Georgia want to remove them? | Gold |
| What is the Worcester v. Georgia? | It ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distant community where Georgia's laws couldn't reach them |
| What is the trail of tears? | It is a 800 mile forced march the Cherokee did. 18,000 died in this march. |
| John Jacob Astor was? | Created the largest fur businesses, the American Fur company |
| Mountain Men are? | Fur traders and trappers, they trapped the animals on their own and had to survive many hardships. |
| The Oregon trail was? | 2,000 mile long which stretched from places such as Missouri, or council bluffs, Iowa, west into Oregon Country. |
| The Santa Fe trail was different from the Oregon. But what is it? | It led from Independence, Missouri, to Sante Fe, and New Mexico. |
| Joseph Smiths churches members were called what? | Mormons |
| Who led a rebellion of 80,000 poor Inians and Spanish people? | Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla |
| Empresarios are? | Agents to bring settlers to Texas. |
| Am abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution. | Alamo |
| The battle of San jacinto. | Alamo forced Santa Anna to give Texas thier freedom. |
| What is manifest destiny? | To settle in land all the way to the Pacific Ocean in order to spread Democracy. |
| Vaqueros are? | Cowboys that managed the large herds of cattle & sheep. |
| The Bear Flag revolt was important because? | Americans Declared California as independent. |
| Treaty of guadalupe hidalgo was in February 1848. What did it do? | It officially ended the Mexican war and forced Mexico to turn over much of it's northern territory to u.S. |
| A purchase the U.S. government paid Mexico 10 million for. In exchange U.S received southern parts of what are now Arizona and New Mexico. | Gadsden Purchase. |
| Forty niners were? | Gold seeking migrants to California. |
| Prospect | Search for gold |
| Do you hate S.S? | yea, i do too. But go take a break then come back. Refresh your mind, and watched eminem get t-bagged over & over again :) lmao |
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