Jackson + Expansion + Sectionalism

Put the events in order of when they happened

• 1st

• Jackson becomes President

• 2nd

• Missouri Compromise

• 3rd

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• 4th

• Trail of Tears

Which is NOT true for the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• It nullified the Missouri Compromise

• It made slavery illegal above the 36'30 line

• It allowed settlers to vote on whether the territory would allow slavery or not

• It led to "Bleeding Kansas"

Manifest Destiny is...

• the belief that America was chosen by God to take over the continent.

• a time of mass migration in American history as people moved out West.

• included the 1849 gold rush in California.

• included the Trail of Tears

Jackson was best known for

• The Trail of Tears

• Creating the first Cabinet

• Fighting with John C Calhoun over the nullification of a tariff

• Being a level headed and respected president during the War of 1812

The Tariff of Abominations was most hated in...

• the south

• the north

• the west

• the east

Why did some Americans have such an issue with the Tariff of Abominations?

• They were more reliant on imports

• They were less reliant on imports

• They believed the government doesn't have the power to tax

• They wanted to keep their slaves