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Jackson & Westward
Questions about Chapter 9 & 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| this was Jackson’s practice of giving jobs to his supporters | spoils system |
| . this man proposed the idea of “nullification” and almost got killed by Jackson – also his VP “Skeletor” | John C. Calhoun |
| the expansion of voting rights during the 1820s-1830s | Jacksonian Democracy |
| Jackson’s informal group of advisers | kitchen cabinet |
| Southerners firmly opposed this tax on imports | Tariff of Abominations |
| Led by Brigham Young to a new home in Utah | Mormons |
| argument that the federal government is not supreme | states rights doctrine |
| Cherokee case that Jackson ignored; “let him enforce it.” | Worcester v. Georgia |
| 2000 miles to Willamette Valley across Plains, over Rockies | Oregon Trail |
| American empresario who starts colony in Texas | Stephen Austin |
| Do you “remember” this mission where a battle was fought? | Alamo |
| This battle established the independence of Texas | San Jacinto |
| m. This happened as South Carolina threatened to disobey federal law – Jackson took a stand against it | nullification crisis |
| this decision of Congress would lead to the Trail of Tears | Indian Removal Act |
| he made a written language for the Cherokee | Sequoya |
| elected on a stand of expansion – adds much land to U.S. | James K. Polk |
| result of Mexican-American War – adds California (+) to U.S | Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo |
| Cherokee nation’s tragic journey to west of Mississippi | Trail of Tears |
| Belief that it was America’s fate to stretch from sea to sea | Manifest Destiny |
| Rallying cry in conflict over Oregon Country with Britain | "Fifty-four forty or fight!" |
| Stranded in Sierra on the way to California – ooops! | Donner Party |