Jackson/Westward Expansion Review

During Andrew Jackson's presidency, which group of people gained the right to vote?

• African Americans
• Women
• White men who didn't own property or pay taxes
• Immigrants who were not citizens

The Indian Removal Act was responsible for what event?

• The Relocation of Andrew Jackson to the West
• The break up of Rachel and Andrew
• The removal of native Americans to Oklahoma Territory
• The burning of The White House

Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his supporters. This is known as what?

• Spoils System

• Friending

• Following

• Nullification Crisis

Native Americans were forced to relocate to what present day state?

• Missouri

• Georgia

• Texas

• Oklahoma

What happened to Texas after it gained independence from Mexico?

• It immediately became a state
• operated as an independent country for 10 years
• re-captured as a Spanish territory
• was the site of the second gold rush

What was the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

• in favor of the Cherokee staying in Georgia
• ruled the tariff of 1832 unconstitutional
• in favor of Georgia - the Cherokee must go
• Indian Removal Act ruled unconstitutional

Andrew Jackson was responsible for the 

• Indian Removal Act
• Alien & Sedition Acts
• Northwest Ordinance
• Embargo Act of 1807

The movement of the Cherokee to Oklahoma (800 miles) where thousands were moved and many died is known as -

• Trail of Tears
• Spoils System
• Nullification Crisis
• Bleeding Kansas

Why did President Jackson refuse to admit Texas into the Union?

• It would upset the balance in Congress (Free v. Slave)

• Texas was too large

• It would create issues with Spain

• He disliked Sam Houston

The idea that God wanted America to "overspread and posses the whole continent" is

• Jacksonian Democracy
• Manifest Destiny
• Indian Removal
• Nationalism