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What is the main way Andrew Jackson supported farmers and westward expansion as a president?

• by making the Louisiana Purchase

• by authorizing Indian removal in the South

• by stopping the creation of a national bank

• by fighting the Seminole Indians

How were Native Americans impacted by the territorial expansion of the United States in the early 1800's?

• They were able to make money by selling land to settlers.

• They were displaced and forced to move further west.

• They were able to assimilate with the white settlers and become farmers.

• They were granted citizenship status by the federal government.

What was a consequence of territorial expansion in the early 1800's?

• Disputes over slavery in the new territory led to increased sectionalism.

• The lack of valuable natural resources led to an economic downturn.

• The nation's population doubled when the Native Americans living in the territory were granted citizenship.

• Lack of information about the new territory made people reluctant to move into it.

Despite the Supreme Courts decision in Worcester v Georgia, What action did andrew Jackson take against the Cherokees?

• He required them to pay federal taxes on their land.

• He had them forcibly relocated to land in Oklahoma.

• He granted them additional land if they agreed to farm cotton

• He required them to pay tuition to attend public schools.

What was the main purpose of internal improvements such as the Erie Canal and roads?

• to provide a faster, cheaper way to transport goods from the west to east

• to create non-farming jobs for the newly freed slaves

• to make it easier to move the military between forts

• to encourage more immigration from Canada

Why was the Louisiana Purchase important to the United States to buy?

• It caused slavery to be an issue going west.

• The United States was able to sell the land for a large profit.

• Slavery was outlawed in the new territory.

• It gave the United States control of the Mississippi River.

Why was President Thomas Jefferson reluctant to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• He felt it was too expensive, and the nation could not afford it.

• The Native Americans living in the area were opposed to becoming part of the United States.

• He was afraid that increasing the size of the United States would make it harder to govern.

• It violated his strong belief in strict interpretation of the Constitution.

How did the shaded area impact the United States?

• It made trade more difficult because the area lacked good rivers and ports for transporting products.

• It increased sectional tensions by sparking a debate on the expansion of slavery.

• It improved relations with Native Americans by allowing them to expand the sizes of their territories.

• It ended a dispute with Mexico over the boundary between the two nations.

What led to the migration depicted in this map?

• President Andrew Jackson defied a ruling by the Supreme Court.

• Native Americans purchased land in Oklahoma to start a reservation

• The Missouri Compromise opened up the land for plantation farming.

• The Mexican War forced people out of their homes and into new territory.

What is the best headline for this chart?

• Violations of the Full Faith and Credit Clause

• Uses of Loose Interpretation of the Constitution

• Limitations Placed on Federal Powers by Congress

• Expansion of the Bill of Rights