STAAR Social Studies 8th Unit 7 Westward Expansion

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President whose time in office is marked by indifference and racism toward Native-Americans and African-Americans.

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Andrew Jackson

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Who convinced the House of Representatives that John Quincy Adams should be president in a "corrupt bargain" deal?

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Henry Clay

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Conflicts split the Democratic-Republicans and Andrew Jackson's supporter found the ______________ party.

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Democratic

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Jackson appealed to the common man and as a result there was a higher turnout in the 1828 election. This appeal to the common voter and majority rule is called

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Jacksonian Democracy

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What was the nickname that troops under Andrew Jackson's command gave him?

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Old Hickory

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Why did the Washington elite call Andrew Jackson's Inauguration "scandalous"?

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The crowd became unruly and broke windows and china-mob behavior.

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Election winner gives government jobs to reward supporters and friends is called.....

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The Spoils System

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Group of Jackson’s friends who acted as informal advisors beyond official cabinet.

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Kitchen cabinet

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Jackson's opponents felt that he had too much power over Congress and gave him what name?

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King Andrew

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The idea that America was chosen by God to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific is called

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Manifest Destiny