Timeline Tuesday

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This act gave any citizen or intended citizen of the United States 160 acres of free land if they cultivated it and lived on it for 5 years.

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Homestead Act

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Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832? Options: Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state laws? Does the president have the authority to use the military to enforce the law? Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery? Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

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Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

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What was the issue in Worcester v. Georgia?

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The sovereignty of the Cherokee nation

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Who did Andrew Jackson defeat to win the presidency in 1828?

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John Quincy Adams

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What process did Jackson use to choose some of his workers?

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Spoils System

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What did Jackson do about the Bank of the U.S.?

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He vetoed the bank when it was up for re-charter and "killed" it

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What was the Trail of Tears?

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Forced Cherokee removal where many died on the journey west

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_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.

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Indian Removal Act

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What does the picture represent? Options: Seminole War, Trail of Tears, Guerilla Warfare, All of the above

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Trail of Tears

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President Andrew Jackson appealed (was liked) mostly by the --

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The common man