Westward Expansion Review

What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?

• creating a wilderness area for use by French trappers

• making the land available for white settlers and farmers

• following the Supreme Court's order to move the Cherokee

• providing the Cherokee with sovereignty and freedom from U.S. control

Based on this timeline, which best describes a consequence of Andrew Jackson’s actions towards the National Bank?

• District Banks were formed to secure the banking industry.

• The closure of the Bank created inflation, which led to the Panic of 1837.

• Land values increased, which made it easier for land speculators to make money.

• Jackson’s actions strengthened the US economy and showed why the Bank was a bad

  idea.

Which best describes a cause for the newspaper headline above?

• Jackson’s refusal to support the Second Bank of the United States.

• Jackson’s refusal to recognize a state’s right to nullify federal laws.

• Jackson’s attempt to veto the Indian Removal Act passed by Congress.

• Jackson’s Spoils System replaced many southern leaders in government.

What governmental power shift is associated with Jacksonian Democracy?

• landowners to immigrants

• the wealthy to the common man

• the states to the central government

• ordinary citizens to elected officials only

Which represents the impact of the Spoils System?

• It created higher tariffs on imported goods from European countries.

• It allowed politicians to reward loyal supporters with government jobs.

• It created higher taxes for the common man and lower taxes for the wealthy.

• It allowed strict laws to ensure that only qualified candidates receive government jobs.

Based on the image, what was the United States’ response to Native American refusal to relocate?

• President Van Buren sent the army to force them to relocate.

• The U.S. government gave them land in the Florida territory.

• The U.S. government decided to allow them to keep their land.

• President Jackson met with them to negotiate a peaceful solution.

What act was this political cartoon criticizing President Jackson for?

• The "corrupt bargain" of the election of 1824.

• Jackson's use of the military to enforce federal law.

• Jackson's "war" against the Bank of the United States.

• The removal of Cherokee people from Georgia to Oklahoma.

What was the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia (1832)?

• Federal law overrules state laws in issues affecting more than one state.

• States can override federal laws in cases dealing with Native Americans.

• States cannot regulate Native Americans, only the national government can.

• Congress has implied powers and that states cannot tax the federal government.

What term was used to describe the belief that the United States was destined by God to

extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean?

• Manifest Destiny

• Joint Occupation

• Westward Expansion

• Native American Removal

What was the significance of the Gadsden Purchase?

• It started another costly conflict with Mexico.

• It doubled the size of the continental United States.

• It provided more farmland to meet the demand for cotton.

• It provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad.