Age of Jackson and Westward Expansion

California was formerly a part of what country?

• Mexico

• England

• France

• Portugal

Texas was formerly part of what country?

• France

• Mexico

• Canada

• England

Which territory was purchased to support the settlement of modern day California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah? (Land gained with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo)

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

• Florida

Argument over the power to annul a law of the United States by a State. (South Carolina)

• Nullification Crisis

• Spoils System

• Bank War

• US Mexican War

Which tribe fought back (physically) against the Indian Removal Act and were allowed to stay in Florida?

• Seminole

• Cherokee

• Creek

• Choctaw

Which court case did Andrew Jackson ignore the ruling for and allowed the removal of Cherokee Indians off their land?

• Marbury v Madison

• Worcester v Georgia

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• McCulloch v Maryland

Which tribe decided to fight (in court) for the right to keep their land?

• Cherokee

• Seminole

• Creek

• Choctaw

What piece of legislation was passed that forced Indians off their ancestral lands and onto Indian Reservations in Oklahoma?

• Indian Removal Act

• Tariff Act

• Tariff of Abominations

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Which of the following territories were gained in the US Mexican War?

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Texas Annexation

• Gadsden Purchase

Why did the Federal Government want to remove the Indians from their land?

• Wanted to sell the land to Spain

• The land was better in Oklahoma for them

• Wanted to be mean

• Wanted Access to Land and Resources