Jackson & Westward Expansion

A negative aspect of Jackson's Spoils System

• volunteers were used as foreign ambassadors

• voters wanted to rescent the first amendment

• higher taxes

• unqualified people gained jobs

During the Trail of Tears, Jackson moved the Indians from ____________ to _________________.

• the South, the West

• the North, the South

• the South, Indian Territory in Oklahoma

• Indian Territory in Oklahoma, the South

The primary issue concerning the Nullification Crisis.

• can states disobey the federal government

• can the federal government disobey the states

• can local governments tax

• can states abolish the federal government

During the Nullification Crisis, South Carolina cited the _____ Amendment as a reason not to listen to the federal government.

• 1st-RAPPS

• 2nd- right to bear arms

• 8th- no cruel or unusual punishment

• 10th- states rights

Who was the President who threatened South Carolina with military action if the state ceded from the Union?

• Washington

• Adams

• Jefferson

• Jackson

How did the court case Worcester Vs. Georgia impact Indians during the Indian Removal Act?

• Jackson listened to the Supreme Court and let the Indians stay in their lands

• Jackson ignored the Supreme Court and ordered the Indians to leave to worthless land in Oklahoma (Trail of Tears).

• It can them tax exceptions

Why did Jackson want the Indian lands in the South?

• the land was used for the Transatlantic Railroad

• the land had access to beaches

• the land had filtered water

• the land had gold and cotton

Before the Annexation of Texas and the Mexican Cession, both California and Texas belonged to __________

• Mexico

• Canada

• France

• Britian

How did the U.S. acquire Florida?

• War of 1920

• Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain

• compromise with Britian

• Louisiana Purchase from France

The area surrounding 1 was acquired from

• Canada

• France

• Spain

• Denmark