Westward Expansion

Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?

• the rich and well-born
• Native Americans
• the common people
• states' rights supporters

What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?

• Indian Removal Act
• Trail of Sorrows
• Trail of Tears
• Nullification Act

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

• Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

• Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

• Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

• Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

The nullification crisis occurred when

• the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
• Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
• South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
• Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

"The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their homes and encamped at the forts and military places, all over the nation.... The propert[ies] of many [have] been taken and sold before their eyes for almost nothing."This quotation from an eyewitness on the "Trial of Tears" describes events resulting from the---

• Intolerable Acts
• Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Quartering Act
• Indian removal Act

The Trail of Tears refers to

• Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
• the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
• government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
• the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

• Manifest Destiny

• Bill of Rights

• Mexican-American War

• Gold Rush

Which part of the country was the Mexican Cession in?

• Northeastern U.S.
• Southeastern U.S.
• Northwestern U.S.
• Southwestern U.S.

The war with Mexico BEGAN with

• California's rebellion
• a border dispute in Texas
• the Battle of Buena Vista
• a US invasion of Mexico City

The purchase of Louisiana

• was a costly mistake

• was opposed by western farmers

• doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River

• led to war with Great Britain