Unit 4: Westward Expansion Test

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The practice of giving government jobs to supporters, friends and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party

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The Spoils System

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A law signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830 that authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders, forcing many Native Americans off of their land.

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Indian Removal Act

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Why did Jackson argue that his policy of Indian removal was generous? A. Because they were offering them land instead of "utterly annihilating" them, B. The government was paying for it, C. The voted on it, D. Options A and B are correct

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Options A and B are correct

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Elias Boudinot was a member of the Cherokee nation that was IN favor of the Indian Removal Act. What reason did he give for this? Options: They were being forced to live under Georgia law which was unfair to them, If they move they might have a chance to become happy and prosperous, Staying was a dark and gloomy prospect, All of the Above

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All of the Above

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The belief that the United States was destined by God to expand its control across the entire North American continent.

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Manifest Destiny

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True or False: Before Texas was a state, it was its own independent country

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True

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What did American settlers bring to Texas that had already been outlawed by the Mexican government? Options: Farming, Slavery, Mining, TikTok

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Slavery

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The word "annexation" means:

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To add or incorporate something

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The Sauk and Fox tribes signed agreed to cede their lands to the US government by signing the _________, although many felt as though they had been tricked.

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The Treaty of 1804

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This law allowed people to claim up to 160 acres of land out west, whether it belonged to the First Nations or not.

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The Homestead Act