Unit 8 Manifest Destiny and Jacksonian Democracy

What is Jacksonian Democracy?

• Every man and woman in the United States is given the right to vote

• A government run by and dedicated to the common man

• Every man and woman in the United States can serve in government and has the right to vote

• A government run by wealthy, educated members of American society and dedicated to the common man

Which of the following was not a way that Andrew Jackson changed politics?

• Spoils System

• Mudslinging

• Only serving 2 terms as president

• Extending the right to vote

• Nominating conventions (states have more power)

Why was Jackson opposed to the National Bank?

• He did not like using gold and silver coins as currency

• Paper money had no real value in his eyes and he did not trust private individuals running the bank

• The bank supported giving loans to Native American tribes that Jackson was trying to relocate

• Jackson opposed the financial policies of John Calhoun, the man who ran the bank

In the Election of 1824, Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, beating out John Quincy Adams, but lost the presidential election. How is that possible?

• John Quincy Adams was selected since he was the son of a former president

• Jackson’s policies against Native Americans disqualified him from winning

• Jackson did not win the number of electoral votes needed to win the election

• Jackson was disqualified as it was discovered he married his wife, Rachel, while she was already married.

What issue caused South Carolina to threaten secession?

• Tariffs

• Indian Removal Act

• Jacksonian Democracy

• Jackson’s opposition to the National Bank

What act forced the relocation of Native Americans from the Southeast to the Oklahoma Territory, west of the Mississippi River?

• Jacksonian Democracy Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Seminole Relocation Act

• Tecumseh and Osceola Removal Act

What was the name of the path that the Native Americans took on their way to the Oklahoma Territory, in which approximately 4,000 Cherokee and 10,000 total Natives died?

• Turnpike

• Devil’s Ditch

• Trail of Tears

• National Road

Which Native American tribe successfully resisted removal from their lands?

• Cherokee

• Seminole

• Creek

• Shawnee

Which state was admitted as a free state so that Florida could enter the United States as a slave state?

• Iowa

• Ohio

• California

• Maine

Which of the following best describes Manifest Destiny?

• The American belief that the United States should take over California and Mexico

• The American belief that the United States should take control of the Pacific Ocean and all islands in it.

• The American belief that the United States was destined, by God, to expand transportation, telegraph lines, and schools throughout the western territories

• The American belief that the United States was destined, by God, to control all of the lands from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean