Andrew Jackson and Manifest Destiny flashcards

Question 1

What is a tariff?

Answer 1

A tax on imports or exports

Question 2

What are the views of the Democratic Party?

Answer 2

Wanted more rights for the common man

Question 3

What is the Jacksonian Democracy?

Answer 3

The idea that the common people should control their government

Question 4

What is the Kitchen Cabinet?

Answer 4

A group of advisors that Jackson met with in the Kitchen of the White House. He relied on them instead of his regular cabinet.

Question 5

What is the Spoils system?

Answer 5

Jackson decided to replace many republican officeholders with loyal Democrats. He rewarded politicas supporters with government jobs.

Question 6

Tariff Acts of 1828 and 1832

Answer 6

North favored these Tariffs because it forced americans to buy products; South was against it because they felt the laws were unconstitutional, feared other countries would not buy their cotton; and it raised the price on goods from factories.

Question 7

Nullification crisis

Answer 7

Caused by higher taxes on imports. Confrontation between South Carolina and federal government.

Question 8

What were Jackson’s views on the Bank of United States?

Answer 8

Jackson believed that the bank destroyed states rights.

Question 9

Indian Removal Act 1830

Answer 9

Grant allowed Jackson to kick many Native Americans out of their land.

Question 10

Manifest Destiny

Answer 10

the idea that the United States is destined—by God. Many people spread democracy and capitalism across USA.

Question 11

What were 3 ways that the USA expanded?

Answer 11

Acquired Florida from Spain, acquired Oregon territory from Britain, won Mexican-American war and acquired Texas from Mexico. Also, acquired western states from Louisiana Purchase (From France).

Question 12

What was the Louisiana Purchase

Answer 12

encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.

Question 13

Reasons for adding Florida and Oregon

Answer 13

We added Florida because we wanted start resisting Spanish control. There was overcrowding in many cities and american citizens wanted better things. Oregon was also optimal for farming.

Question 14

Annexation of Texas

Answer 14

Adding Texas resulted in the coming of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).

Question 15

Texas and Mexico’s feelings towards slavery

Answer 15

Texas was willing to commit slavery while Mexico was strongly against slavery.

Question 16

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 16

This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including the present-day states California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming. USA payed Mexico $15 million in war damages. Mexico also relinquished all claims to Texas and recognized the Rio Grande as the southern boundary with the United States.

Question 17

Gadsden Purchase

Answer 17

The United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico.