Growing and Dividing Nation Vocabulary: Part 2

What is the 'Corrupt Bargain'?

• A political agreement in the 1824 U.S. presidential election that many believed was a deal between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay to ensure Adams' presidency.

• A scandal involving the exchange of money for political favors in the 19th century.

• A term used to describe the Watergate scandal.

• An agreement between European powers to divide Africa in the 19th century.

Andrew Jackson's style can be described as:

• Diplomatic and reserved

• Aggressive and populist

• Indecisive and cautious

• Intellectual and elitist

What is populism?

• A political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.

• A form of government where power is held by a small group of people.

• An economic system where the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit.

• A social system in which the state owns all property and controls all aspects of life.

Explain the concept of nullification.

• Nullification is the act of cancelling something.

• Nullification is a legal theory that a state has the right to invalidate any federal law deemed unconstitutional.

• Nullification is the process of making something void and ineffective.

• Nullification is a mathematical operation that results in zero.

The Nullification Crisis of 1832 was a conflict between which two entities?

• The federal government and South Carolina

• The federal government and Georgia

• The federal government and Virginia

• The federal government and North Carolina

Secession in the context of the United States refers to:

• The process of a state leaving the Union

• The expansion of the United States territory

• The adoption of new laws by the federal government

• The election of a new president

The Indian Removal Act was:

• a law passed in 1830 that authorized the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands to designated Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.

• a treaty signed between the United States and Native American tribes to promote trade and commerce.

• an agreement to protect Native American lands from European settlers.

• a policy to integrate Native American tribes into American society.

Assimilation in the context of Native Americans refers to:

• The process of adopting European-American culture and norms.

• The preservation of Native American traditions and customs.

• The expansion of Native American territories.

• The establishment of Native American reservations.

The Trail of Tears was a series of forced relocations of which Native American tribes?

• Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw

• Navajo, Apache, Sioux, Cheyenne, and Comanche

• Iroquois, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Cayuga

• Hopi, Zuni, Pueblo, Ute, and Shoshone

An Abolitionist is someone who:

• Supports the continuation of slavery

• Advocates for the end of slavery

• Is indifferent to slavery

• Benefits from slavery