Unit 6 Social Studies

Question 1

What is the spoils system?

Answer 1

a system that awards people with a political party

Question 2

The Erie Canal was called “the ___.”

Answer 2

“big ditch”

Question 3

The National Road reached from the East Coast to ___.

Answer 3

illinois

Question 4

to consult with; to deliberate with others to find a solution

Answer 4

confer

Question 5

among candidates, having the most votes but not having a majority

Answer 5

plurality

Question 6

Daniel Webster argued that ___ could destroy the federal government.

Answer 6

sectional interests

Question 7

The ___ gave President Jackson the right to negotiate with Native Americans for their removal from the eastern United States.

Answer 7

Indian remove act

Question 8

Martin Van Buren reshaped the ___ before the 1828 election.

Answer 8

Democratic Party

Question 9

___ called the western region of the Louisiana Territory the “Great American Desert.”

Answer 9

stephen long

Question 10

Zebulon Pike was arrested when he wandered into ___ territory.

Answer 10

spanish