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SS Jackson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| He was Father of Middle TN. | |
| What revolution changed how people worked by new machinery inventions? | |
| Who was the first US president to widely use VETO power? | Andrew Jackson (which presidential power did he use a lot?) |
| Did Andrew Jackson win his first Presidential race? | No, he did not win his first Presidential race in 1824. |
| What was the Corrupt Bargain? | Jackson won the election, but congress made the final vote and selected John Quincy Adams. Henry Clay = Secretary of State |
| Things Andrew Jackson did. | Rise of the Democratic Party (slave owners, frontier settlers, small farmers), common man, Jeffersonian Democracy, Closed National Bank (they favored rich businessmen) |
| What did the North want to protect their business? | Tariff on imported goods (among states) |
| Who was Jackson,s VP? | Calhoun |
| Why were native Americans kicked out? | Settlers viewed them as obstacles for progress (expanding into the west) and below humans. |
| Who created the first Native American alphabet? | Sequoia created this. |
| What is Treaty of Echota? | In English: We will give you land out West. |
| What did Jackson and Calhoun disagree about? | Tariffs - Calhoun sided with southern states and didnât like them. Calhoun resigned as VP. |
| What is the Trail of Tears? | Native Americans forced to move out west. Many died. They did not want to leave their lands. |
| What was the temperance movement? | A movement to stop drinking alcohol |
| A womenâs rights leader and abolitionist. âainât I a womanâ | Sojourner Truth |
| What was the crop in Memphis? | Cotton was a big crop in what city? |
| How was Reelfoot Lake formed? | It was formed off the Mississippi River by the New Madrid earthquakes in 1811-1812. |
| What act forced Native Americans to move west? | The Indian Removal act of 1830? |
| SC tried to nullify tarries, Jackson sent troops to SC. | |
| Who vetoed the Second National Bank? | Jackson vetoed the bank |
| Who supported the Jacksonian democracy? | The common man supported him because he was one. |
| What is Manifest Destiny | The new settlers felt God led them to conquer the western lands, |
| Sectionalism: what was northern economy, what was southern economy? | North = supported tariffs, no slaves, industry South = no tarrifs, slaves, farming |
| How did Henry Clay want to run America? | He built canals, roads, wanted tarrifs. |
| What canal was built to help shipping? | Erie Canal? |
| Why were new people coming to the US? | Leaving famine, sickness, religious issues in their countries. |
| Why did many Irish people come to the US? | Potato famine |
| What type of reform movements started? | Better education, mental health, suffrage (right to vote), temperance (no drinking). |
| Dorothea Dix did... | Supported womenâs rights, and womenâs right to vote. |
| What route did settlers follow to the far west | Oregon trail |
| Why did Mormons follow the Mormon trail? | Mormons followed it to avoid persecution |
| Texas war for independence from Mexico | Alamo, Texas wanted to be a state or have US support |
| Famous Tennessean who fought in the Alamo | Davy Crockett |
| Who were on the two sides in the Alamo | Mexico vs US & Texas |
| What was the Mexican war for? | California, New Mexico, Arizona |
| Who was president during the Mexican war? | James K Polk was president when this happened. |
| What was the Wilmer Provisio? | A law to end slavery in the southwest. It didnât pass. |
| In 1848 US people hurried to California to look for this. | Gold! California Gold Rush |
| 49ers | People who moved to CA to find gold in 1849. |