Age of Jackson and Westward Expansion

Where would a history student most likely find this image?

• in a biography about Christopher Columbus

• In a museum exhibit about the American Revolution

• on a website about Manifest Destiny

• In a textbook about Irish immigrants in the 1800s

Which numbered state did the United States acquire from Spain in 1819?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which number represents the Mexican Cession?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What do Texas and California have in common?

• Slaveholding states

• Bordered by the Pacific

• Formerly part of Mexico

• Dependent on cottage industry

What was a difference between the elections of 1824 and 1828?

• more men could vote

• the 15th amendment

• the National Bank expanded

• women could vote

Why did the Western territories develop differently than the Northeast and South?

• The West had limited land and a large immigrant population.

• The West had cheap land and many natural resources

• The West had rocky soil and a large supply of timber

• The West had natural harbors and many rivers

The map shows which event?

• exploration of Louisiana Purchase

• Westward Expansion

• Battle of New Orleans

• Trail of Tears

Why did President Andrew Jackson remove the American Indians from the South in the 1830s?

• because he had a fear of American Indians

• to clear the land for white settlers to move in

• because he wanted them to be happy in their own land

• so the American Indian children would have a better chance for education

President Jackson gained the power to negotiate with Native American tribes as a result of the—

• purchase of Louisiana from France

• U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia

• passage of the Indian Removal Act

• U.S. acquisition of Florida from Spain

Who was responsible for the movement of American Indians from the East to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

• James Polk

• Andrew Jackson