Declared that the Americas were off-limits to future European colonization, showing U.S. strength and independence.

Allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state, keeping balance in Congress and setting a line dividing free and slave territories.

The forced removal of Native American tribes from the Southeast to Oklahoma under Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act, causing thousands of deaths.

A set of laws meant to ease tension between North and South, admitting California as a free state and enforcing a stricter Fugitive Slave Act.

Leader of the Texas Revolution who helped Texas gain independence from Mexico and later became its first president.

U.S. president who believed in Manifest Destiny, led the U.S. during the Mexican-American War, and expanded U.S. territory greatly.

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo,

Ended the Mexican-American War, giving the U.S. large parts of the Southwest (like California and New Mexico).

Land in the Pacific Northwest jointly claimed by Britain and the U.S. until the Oregon Treaty (1846) gave most to the U.S.

Practice started under Andrew Jackson of giving government jobs to political supporters instead of qualified candidates.

Sixth U.S. president who supported internal improvements and education but faced strong opposition from Jackson’s supporters.

McCulloch v. Maryland,

Supreme Court case that strengthened federal power by ruling that states couldn’t tax the national bank.

Seventh U.S. president known for promoting the “common man,” expanding presidential power, and enforcing Indian removal.

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Jacksonian Democracy

Question	Answer
Monroe Doctrine,	Declared that the Americas were off-limits to future European colonization, showing U.S. strength and independence.
Missouri Compromise,	Allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state, keeping balance in Congress and setting a line dividing free and slave territories.
Trail of Tears,	The forced removal of Native American tribes from the Southeast to Oklahoma under Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act, causing thousands of deaths.
Compromise of 1850,	A set of laws meant to ease tension between North and South, admitting California as a free state and enforcing a stricter Fugitive Slave Act.
Sam Houston,	Leader of the Texas Revolution who helped Texas gain independence from Mexico and later became its first president.
James K. Polk,	U.S. president who believed in Manifest Destiny, led the U.S. during the Mexican-American War, and expanded U.S. territory greatly.
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo,	Ended the Mexican-American War, giving the U.S. large parts of the Southwest (like California and New Mexico).
Oregon Territory,	Land in the Pacific Northwest jointly claimed by Britain and the U.S. until the Oregon Treaty (1846) gave most to the U.S.
Spoils System,	Practice started under Andrew Jackson of giving government jobs to political supporters instead of qualified candidates.
John Q. Adams,	Sixth U.S. president who supported internal improvements and education but faced strong opposition from Jackson’s supporters.
McCulloch v. Maryland,	Supreme Court case that strengthened federal power by ruling that states couldn’t tax the national bank.
Andrew Jackson	Seventh U.S. president known for promoting the “common man,” expanding presidential power, and enforcing Indian removal.

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