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What did the southerners claim they had the right to do?
Secede
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What did Jackson rely on for advice?
the "Kitchen Cabinet"
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Before teh 1820s, candidates from each party were selected at a...
caucus
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Craftsworkers and shopkeepers during the Jackson Era won...
suffrage
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Defenders of the Union and supporters of __________ ________ argued
states rights
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What was Jackson's nickname?
Old Hickory
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Who won the election of 1824 during the corrupt bargain?
John Quincy Adams
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Who was the spokesman for states rights?
John C. Calhoun
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Who attacked nullification?
Daniel Webster
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Who worked out a comrpomise for the nullification crisis?
Henry Clay
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The election of 1824 was decided by the...
House of Representatives
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Which state threatened to secede in 1832?
South Carolina
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The argument of the Charoke's land in Georgia was decided by the...
Supreme Court (Chief Justice Marshall)
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____ _______ made imported goods more expensive.
High tariffs
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Which election showed that voters stood behind Jackson's veto?
the election of 1832
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What did Jackson veto while running for his second term in office?
the Bank of the United States
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The ______ ______ was the practice of appointing supporters to government jobs.
spoils system
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The expansion of suffrage and nominating conventions showed growing...
democracy
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What were the two political parties that formed from the Republican Party?
Whigs and Democrats
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What three things increased because of frontier life?
equality in white men, democratic ideas, and the number of voters
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How did John Tyler dissapoint his own party?
He disagreed with his party on almost every issue.
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Which president thought that the government shouldn't affect the economy, so didn't try to fix the crisis?
President Van Buren
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How did state banks contribute to the Panic of 1837?
they printed too much paper money
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Which four countries claimed Oregon?
United States, Spain, Britain, and Russia
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What was the meeting of trappers in the west called?
a rendezvous (rahn dae voo)
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After the Mexican War, the United States forced Mexico to ____ some of its land.
cede
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In 1845, what did the United States do to Texas?
annex it into the United States
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_________ were people who punished criminals with no legal authority to back their actions.
Vigilantes
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The people who traveled to California during the gold rush were called...
the Forty-Niners because most of them went during 1849.
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Which Mexican leader led the attack on the Alamo?
General Santa Anna
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Who founded the Jesus Christs latter day saints?
Joseph Smith
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Who led United States settlers into Texas?
Stephen Austin
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Who were the two missionaries who first reached Oregon?
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
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Who commanded the army of Texas?
Sam Houston
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Where did United States and Britain agree to divide Oregon?
at 40 degress North
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What term led to conflict with other nations for the United States?
the Manifest Destiny
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The Native Americans in California were forced to work on...
missions.
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Why did the United States want New Mexico so much?
for trade
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After a while, why did Mexico forbid United States settlers to come into Texas?
they were scared the United States settlers would rebel because they outnumbered Mexicans in Texas
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Why did Mexico want United States settlers into Texas in the first place?
they could help develop the land
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The Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Rio Grande, Golf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes are all...
United States Borders
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To stop lawlessness, people in this state decided to set up a government.
California
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This city was chosen by Brighamm Young because of the isolation.
Salt Lake City
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Which territory was the last territory gained in the United States?
the Gadsden Purchase
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