Unit 6 Age of Jackson

Question 1

Indian Removal Act

Answer 1

Law that forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River

Question 2

Common Man

Answer 2

period in American history during the 1820s and 1830s characterized by the rise of political democracy and greater participation of ordinary citizens in the political process.

Question 3

Cotton Gin

Answer 3

machine that rapidly separates cotton fibers from their seeds

Question 4

Interchangeable Parts

Answer 4

manufactured components that are identical and can be substituted for one another without custom fitting

Question 5

Tariffs

Answer 5

Tariffs were placed on items being imported from overseas. This encouraged
business and manufacturing in the north because tariffs made American made
goods cheaper than foreign goods.

Question 6

Nullification Crisis

Answer 6

significantly raised the tariff on imported goods.

Question 7

Telegraph

Answer 7

transmitting messages over long distances by sending electrical signals, later codified as Morse code, along wires

Question 8

Reaper

Answer 8

harvest crops mechanically