Transcript Chapter 10 Test Answers to Review Questions

Chapter 10 Test Review
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1. How did President Jackson react to
Calhoun’s views on nullification (328)?
▪ President Jackson’s reaction to Calhoun’s
views on nullification were that he disagreed
with this view and Jackson watched as VP
Calhoun resigned.
2. Though the economic policies adopted by
Pres. Jackson led to the Panic of 1837, what
one positive effect did they have on the
economy?
▪ One positive effect of Jackson’s economic
policies was that they lowered the national
debt.
3. Why did many Americans feel left behind
economically and socially in the early
1800’s?
▪ Many Americans felt that power was in the
hands of a few wealthy people and
governmental policies seem to be helping
them get richer and more powerful.
4. What were the biggest priorities of
people living on the frontier West in
the early 1800’s?
▪ The biggest priorities of people living on the
frontier West in the early 1800’s were cheap
land and internal improvements such as
better roads and water transportation.
5. What was the purpose of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs?
▪ The purpose of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs was to manage the
removal of Native Americans to the
West.
6. What group did Osceola lead against
U.S. troops?
▪ Osceola led the Seminole tribe of Florida
against U.S. troops.
7. Why did northerners support tariffs
in the early 1800’s?
▪ Northerners supported tariffs in the
early 1800’s because tariffs helped
them compete with British
manufacturers.
8. What did the Seminole Indians do after
signing a treaty in which they agreed to
leave Florida within three years?
▪ The Seminole Indians, after
signing a treaty in which they
agreed to leave Florida within
three years, ignored the treaty
and resisted removal with force.
9. Why was Martin Van Buren successful
in the election of 1836?
▪ Martin Van Buren was successful in
the election of 1836 because the
Whig party could not decide on one
candidate to run against him and
instead ran four, splitting their
vote.
10. According to the map on page 335, which
battle occurred first in the Second Seminole
War?
▪ According to the map on page 335,
Dade’s Massacre and Clinch’s
Battle occurred first (1835) in
the Second Seminole War.
11. Who won the presidential election of
1828 because he was a self-made man and
a war hero?
▪ Andrew Jackson won the
presidential election of 1828
because he was a self-made man and
a war hero.
12. What was Jackson’s “Kitchen
Cabinet”?
▪ Jackson’s “Kitchen Cabinet” was an
unofficial group of his advisors
who met in the White House
kitchen.
13. What did the Cherokee named Sequoya
do?
▪ Sequoya was a Cherokee Indian that
developed a language that used 86
characters to represent a writing
system for the complex Cherokee
language.
14. Which region of the country objected to
tariffs because they felt it would hurt
their economy?
▪ The South objected to tariffs because it felt
tariffs would hurt their economy.
15. Which political party, active in the
1830’s, favored a weak president and a
strong Congress?
▪ The Whig Party favored a weak
president and a strong Congress.
16. This “event” sparked a dispute over the
rights of states to reject a federal law as
unconstitutional.
▪ The Nullification Crisis sparked a dispute over
the rights of states to reject a federal law as
unconstitutional.
17. Name the Indian leader who decided to
fight U.S. officials rather than to leave
Illinois.
▪ The Indian leader Black Hawk
decided to fight U.S. officials
rather than to leave Illinois.
stated that only the federal government
(and not states) had authority over
Native Americans.
▪ Worcester v. Georgia was the Supreme Court
case which stated that only the federal
government (and not states) had authority
over Native Americans.
19. The forced march to Indian Territory
by the Cherokee was known by this name.
▪ The forced march to Indian
Territory by the Cherokee was
known as the Trail of Tears.
20. This Vice-President advanced a states’
rights doctrine called the South Carolina
Exposition and Protests.
▪ Jackson’s Vice-President, John C.
Calhoun, advanced a states’
rights doctrine called the South
Carolina Exposition and Protests.
21. In this case the Supreme Court ruled
that the National Bank was constitutional.
▪ In the landmark case, McCulloch v.
Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled
that the National Bank was
constitutional.
22. What is the “spoils system”?
▪ The spoils system is the practice of rewarding
loyal supporters with government jobs.
23. This U.S. Senator argued that the United
States was one nation and not a pact among
independent states.
▪ U.S. Senator Daniel Webster argued
that the United States was one
nation and not a pact among
independent states.
24. Indian Territory was land set aside for
re-settlement of Native Americans in this
present day state.
▪ Indian Territory. land set aside
for re-settlement of Native
Americans, was in the present day
state of Oklahoma.
25. This person was one of Andrew Jackson’s
strongest allies in his official cabinet.
▪ Martin Van Buren was one of Andrew
Jackson’s strongest allies in his
official cabinet.