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Study Guide 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who received a majority of votes in the 1824 presidential election? | No candidate received a majority. |
| Who decided the results of the election of 1824? | The House of Representatives |
| Who was named our 6th president of the USA? | John Quincy Adams |
| How many terms did JQ Adams serve? | one term |
| What were the 2 political parties in 1828? | Democrats and Republicans |
| What party supported Jackson? | Democrats |
| What party supported John Q Adams? | Republicans |
| What type of campaigning happened during the election of 1828? | negative campaigning |
| What is an attempt to ruin an opponent's reputation with insults called? | mudslinging |
| Who won the election of 1828? | Andrew Jackson |
| How many terms did Jackson serve as president? | 2 terms |
| What was Jackson's nickname? | Old Hickory |
| Why was Jackson famous before he became president? | He was commander during the Battle of New Orleans |
| When did the Battle of New Orleans take place? | At the end of the War of 1812 |
| Who was our opponent in the War of 1812? | Britain |
| During Jackson's presidency, what happened to voting rights in America? | They were expanded until 80% of white men could now vote. |
| Who could still not vote in 1840? | Women, African Americans, and Native Americans |
| Why was President Jackson accused of being a tyrant? | He fired many federal workers and replaced them with people who had supported him in his bid for the presidency. |
| What did Jackson mean when he said, "to the victor goes the spoils?" | He meant that he has won the election to become president, and now he could do what he wanted. |
| How many Native tribes lived east of the Mississippi River in 1830? | five |
| What states did the native tribes mostly live in? | Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. |
| Why did fewer Americans want to settle in lands west of the Mississippi River? | the lands were much drier and not as good for farming. |
| What did Americans want the native tribes in the eastern part of the country to do? | relocate to lands west of the Mississippi River so white settlers could move onto their lands |
| Did President Jackson support Native rights? | No |
| What did President Jackson think the Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River should do? | Move west of the Mississippi River |
| What act did Congress pass in 1830? | The Indian Removal Act |
| What did the Indian Removal Act say? | It said that the federal government could pay Native Americans for their land and relocate the native tribes west of the Mississippi River. |
| Did most native tribes move willingly? | No |
| What was the name of the territory that the Native tribes were moved to? | Indian Territory |
| What present day state is the located of the Indian Territory created in 1830? | Oklahoma |
| What tribe refused to leave Georgia? | the Cherokee |
| What did the Cherokee do to avoid having to move? | They sued the state of Georgia. The case made it to the Supreme Court |
| What did the Supreme Court rule? | that only the federal government had the right to make decisions about native tribes, not states |
| Did President Jackson support the Supreme Court decision? | No. He ordered the Cherokee moved anyway. |
| How many Cherokee people were relocated in 1838? | 17,000 men, women, and children |
| How far did they travel? | over 1000 miles |
| Where did the Cherokee move to, and how did they get there? | They were relocated from Georgia to Oklahoma, and they mostly walked. |
| How many Cherokee died on the journey? | around 4,000 Cherokee died on the forced relocation of their people |
| What is the name of the forced relocation of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma? | the Trail of Tears |
| What happened when new states petitioned to join the Union? | sectional tensions increased |
| Northern states wanted new states to be ______. | free |
| Southern states wanted new states to be _________. | slave |
| Why did Northern and Southern states want to influence whether new states would have slavery or not? | Because it would affect their representation in Congress |
| What line was drawn on the map to determine whether new states would have slavery or not? | The Missouri Compromise Line |
| What was the Monroe Doctrine? | a statement by President Monroe, cautioning European countries not to try to start new colonies in the Americas |
| Who issued the Monroe Doctrine? | President Monroe |
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