History Final Part Two Flashcards
Who was the candidate who was electies president as a result of what Some Americans to belived to be a bad political deal
John Quincy Adams
Why was the election of 1824 Not in the spirit of Jacksonian Democracy
IT had been stolen from him by Adams who was a wealthy and had a high social position
What was the central principal of Jacksonian democracy
The idea of spreiding political power to all the people and ensuring majority rule
What was Andrew Jackson’S principal of rewarding his political Backers called
Spoils system
What president’s election ended control of the goverment by an educatief elite
Andrew Jackson
What political leader from SC was a strong nationalist before becoming a champion of States rights
John C. Calhoun
Explain Why the Tariff passed in 1828was called the TAriff of Abomination
Congress passed a LAW that raised the price on RAW materiaal and manufactured goods-the south felt like the North’s interesse were determining national policy
Why was Andrew Jackson opposed to the doctrine of nullification
Jackson wantend a goverment with a strong president and the Doctrine of nullification would wraken the president’s power
What was the forced journey of the Cherokee people from their Georgia homeland to the indian territory become known as
Trail of tears
Why were the cherokees forced to move west
Gold was discovered in Georgia
Why was Seqouya an important figure
Invented a writing system for the Cherokee language, th Cherokee learned to read and write
Who supported Jascksons goal of preserving the union, but as a founder of the whig party was Jacksons enemy
Martian Van Buren
What led to the development of the panic of 1837
Inflation-> in prices < in value of $
Who was responsible for the nations money supply during most of Jacksons presidency
Nicolas Budel
Why dis Andrew Jackson dislike the National bank and decide to attack iT
Distrusted bank-lost money, thought iT had to much power, hurt average citizens
Saïd the bank was a monoply that favored few at the expense of many
Andrew Jackson
President of the U.S. two terms, leader in the war, represented the common man
Martin Van Buren
VP to president Jackson and was his sucessor, founded the whig party
John C. Calhoun
Electies to U.S. Congress became a leader, strong central goverment, proposed the doctrine of nulification
Describe the pop. Of CA before the Arrival of the forty-niners
150,000 NA 8,000-12,000 californios
Who were the two men who ar most closely liked with the Discovery of gold in CA
John Sutter and James Marshall
Who were the people who went to CA during the gold rush
The Forty-Niners
What route did miners take to reach CA
- Sail 18,000 Miles around SA up the pacific
- Sail to narrow ithmus of Panama cross overland then sail to CA
- travel the trails of North America
Who owned the Mill that the Discovery of gold in CA was near
John Sutter
How long did iT take after the gold rush for California to become a State
IT took four years for California to have enough people
What groep of Americans Southtown religous freedom in the west
The Mormans
What “phrase” did Americans use to explain their expansion westward
“From sea to spinnig sea”
What route did most missionaris and farmers moving into the Far West
The Oregon trail
Where did the donner party begin their ill-fated journey
Independence,Missouri
Describe the relationship between the tejanos and Americans living in TX
Americans resented following Mexican laws, slavery was outlawed
Tejanos thought Americans were superior to them they seemed unwilling to adapt to american laws
What dis Americans have against their goverment in Mexico
Resented following laws, no slaves, had to pay taxes and speak language
Who commanded the TX Army and was also president of the Texas Republic
Sam Houston
How did the U.S. goverment gaan control of Texas
Debated whether to accept as a territory- after 10 years was acepted and angered mexicans