Unit 6 Study Guide

 In 1849, thousands of people known as Forty-niners flocked to California in search for ___________.

• Coal

• Oil

• Water

• Gold

Andrew Jackson accused Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams of a _______________ during the election of 1824.

• Spoils system

• Smuggling goods

• Corrupt bargain

• Tariff of abomination

John Quincy Adams called for the government funding ________________ programs which made him rather unpopular.

• Military

• Arts and Sciences

• Industrial Innovations

• Gardening Horticulture

Many Mormons from the East came to settle in new lands located in what U.S. territory?

• Arizona

• Utah

• Colorado

• California

 All of the following were key attributes of Andrew Jackson EXCEPT:

• Parents were immigrants

• Nicknamed "Old Hickory"

• Fought in the French and Indian War

• Studied law in North Carolina

Which present-day state first called itself the Bear Flag Republic?

• California

• Texas

• New Mexico

• Florida

Which two political parties emerged from the election of 1828?

• Federalists and Whigs

• Democrats and Republicans

• Democrats and Whigs

• Federalists and Democrats

Zachary Taylor and ____________ were successful generals that defeated Santa Anna and the Mexicans during the U.S. War with Mexico.

• Nathaniel Greene

• Winfield Scott

• Andrew Jackson

• Davy Crockett

The process of Jackson firing former government employees and replacing them with his close followers was known as the:

• Nullification Crisis

• Spoils System

• Sectional Agency Act

• Government Agenda Bill

Who was the U.S. President during the U.S. War with Mexico?

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• Wiliam Henry Harrison

• John Tyler