Westward Expansion

*Age of the common man

*Closed the National Bank

*Created the Indian Removal Act

* Ignored the results of the Cherokee vs. Georgia case

Which of the following presidents is described in the information above?

• Martin Van Buren

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• John Adams

Which of the following events is represented in the map shown?

• Exploration of the Louisiana territory

• Trail of tears

• Battle of New Orleans

• Louis and Clark's expedition

What resulted from the closing of the National Bank of the United States?

• a new national bank was opened

• fewer state banks

• a new tax on banks

• the panic of 1837

After President William H. Harrison's death from pneumonia, who became president?

• Henry Clay

• John Tyler

• Martin Van Buren

• John Marshall

What was the case of Worcester vs. Georgia about?

• a dispute between Georgia and the town of Worcester

• a dispute over federal government tariffs

• a supreme court decision about Native American rights

• a supreme court decision about the statehood of Georgia

Which act did Congress pass to force the relocation of Native Americans?

• The Alien and sedition Act

• the Indian Removal Act

• the Naturalization Act

• The relocation Act

Go west, young man, go west.

—Horace Greeley, New York Tribune

In the statement above, a newspaper editor’s advice reflected which of the following characteristics of the Age of Jackson?

• state's rights

• popular sovereignty

• manifest destiny

• increased immigration

* Belief that the United States should extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific

*Relocation of Native American from eastern territory to present day Oklahoma

* United States purchase of the Louisiana territory

To which of the following eras do these defining characteristics belong?

• Westward Expansion

• Reconstruction Era

• Civil War

• Colonial Era

Which of the lines on the map is the location of the Rocky mountains?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Before becoming part of the United States, Texas was a part of ______.

• Russia

• France

• Britain

• Mexico