Ch8 The Age of Jackson

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Who ran against Andrew Jackson in the 1832 election?

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Henry Clay

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How did Jackson pay off the national debt? Options: by changing from paper money to specie, by issuing new tariffs on imports, by drastically reducing the size of the government, by selling government land in the West

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by selling government land in the West

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Who was Frederic Remington?

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an artist who sought to capture life in the American West

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Who was John Ross?

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the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation

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What role did John C. Calhoun play in the Jackson administration?

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vice president

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Why did Black Hawk lead Native American people back to their homes in Illinois?

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The poor-quality land provided by the U.S. government did not enable them to grow enough food.

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How did southern states feel about the Tariff of 1828?

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They opposed the tariff because it would make manufactured goods from Europe more expensive.

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Which Southeastern group refused to sign a removal treaty and led an armed resistance for more than five years after 1835?

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the Seminole

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How did the Whig Party attempt to win the 1836 election?

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It nominated three candidates from different regions.

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Why did several Native American groups living in the Southeast become known as the “Five Civilized Tribes”?

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because they adopted European culture