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The Young Nation-4
Question | Answer |
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By 1817, who was the president of the U.S. after Thomas Jefferson? | James Monroe |
What were the two countries that James Monroe did not wanted to make claims or future claims into America? | Russia and Spain |
What important speech policy did James Monroe did that warned all European nations to stay away from American land? | “Monroe Doctrine” |
What state was a major issue between America and Spain which America bought from Spain? | Florida |
Since the Spaniards could not defeat the U.S, Army, for how much did America paid to Spain to buy off Florida? | $5,000,000 / $ 5 Million Dollars |
Who became the 7th president of the United States in the year 1828? | Andrew Jackson |
How many people came to his inauguration and celebrated his presidency? | More than 20,000 people |
What were two changes that Andrew Jackson did in his policies to help his common man? | (1). He closed the National Bank which he though it only helped rich settlers. (2) He lower tariffs & taxes to help common people that sold imports in other states. |
By the 1820s & 1830s, which Native Americans were kickoff their land by white settlers lived in the Southeastern Plain areas? | The Cherokees, The Creeks, The Chickasaws, The Choctaws, and The Seminoles |
What Cherokee native created an alphabet for the Cherokee people to make their language legal for the American government? | Sequoyah |
Because of Sequoyah's alphabet, the Cherokee nation published the 1st Cherokee newspaper, what was it called? | “The Cherokee Phoenix” |
What was the terrible policy that Andrew Jackson enforced on the native tribes of the Southeastern Plains? | All Native Americans were removed from there state and relocated into present-day Oklahoma. |
This was a sad moment for the Cherokee nation and many other Native Americans, what was this event called? | ”Trail of Tears” |
More than 15,000 Cherokees were relocated to their new location, how far did they traveled to get there? | 1,000 miles |
How many Cherokees died along the way to Oklahoma? | More than ¼ of the Cherokee people |
What was the name of the law that was passed by President Andrew Jackson that had all Native Americans relocated to present day Oklahoma? | The Indian Removal Act |
What did President Andrew Jackson used to relocated the Native Americans to their new location in Oklahoma? | The U.S. Army |
What was a major voting factor in the U.S, that only allowed particular people to vote in Congress or any election of officials? | White men were only allowed to vote |
Who were the two forces in Florida that the U.S. Army had to defeat in order to claim Florida for themselves? | Spaniards and Seminole Natives |
Who did James Monroe sent to defeat the Spanish and Seminole armies in Florida? | General Andrew Jackson |