8th Grade: Territorial Gains & Jackson's Pres

True or False:  Andrew Jackson was a very UNPOPULAR President among most citizens because they thought his wealthy upbringing made it hard for him to understand the struggles of the "common man". 

• True- Jackson was UNPOPULAR bc only his fellow wealthy and University trained society members agreed with his policies. 
• False: Jackson was POPULAR even though he came from a wealthy family
• False:  Jackson was POPULAR because he understood and spoke up for the struggles of the "average" American 
• False:  Jackson was UNPOPULAR because he came from a poor, uneducated family and really had no business being President

F- _____________________

• Oregon Country
• Mexican Cession
• Gadsen Purchase
• Florida Cession

Which of the following groups benefited most from the introduction of the "spoils system"?

• Native Americans
• The highly educated business class
• Established government officials
• The common citizen

H- __________________________

• Treaty of Paris
• Louisiana Purchase
• Texas Annexation
• Mexican Cession

The fear of persecution and the opportunity for religious freedom led which of the following to move West?

• Native Americans
• The Mormons
• Lewis & Clark
• The Pioneers

B- __________________________

• Original 13 Colonies
• Louisiana Purchase
• Gadsen Purchase
• Mexican Cession

Which of the following is a TRUE statement on how tariffs were viewed in 1828?

• The Northern States liked the tariffs bc it was a fee that raised the price of imported goods, which made their products more affordable. 
• The Northern States did not like the tariffs bc it was a fee that raised the prices of American goods, which made their products too expensive.
• The Southern States like the tariffs bc it was a fee that farmers had to pay to the National Government to farm on the land.
• The Southern States did not like the tariffs, bc it was a fee they had to pay for each slave that worked on their land.

D- __________________________

• Original 13 Colonies
• Louisiana Purchase
• Texas Annexation
• Mexican Cession

The Nullification Act was written to support which of the following?

• The rights of individual states to reject Federal policies if those policies were harmful to the individual state. 
• The right of the Federal Government to enforce policies on individual states to benefit the country as a whole. 
• The rights of the average citizen to reject any law that they see as unreasonable. 
• The right of any state to declare that the citizens of that state do not have to pay the Federal Government taxes on goods made in their state. 

A- ___________________________

• Mexican Cession
• Treaty of Paris
• Oregon Country
• Gadsen Purchase