History Quiz 6

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Jackson was the first

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president from the frontier, self-made, a gunfighter, and a war hero

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Was involved in a controversial incident in the acquisition of Florida (Adams-Onis Treaty)

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Pres. Jackson

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Jackson was the first

president from the frontier, self-made, a gunfighter, and a war hero

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Was involved in a controversial incident in the acquisition of Florida (Adams-Onis Treaty)

Pres. Jackson

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Pres. Jackson survived

the first recorded assassination attempt of the President

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Shut down the National Bank during their presidency

Jackson

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President Jackson strongly used his power to

veto

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Pres. Jackson feuded with

his VP John C. Calhoun so his VP resigned

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Jackson is known for creating the

Trail of Tears and other Native American removal policies

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To justify the removal of Native Americans, Pres. Jackson said

it would be difficult for them to live among developed communities and cities

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John Ross said the Native Americans felt similar to

dogs as they were kicked out by the American government

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Some Native Americans like Elias Boudinot think of the Native American Removal Act positively because

it provides a way out of Washington’s control, so they could form their own system of government

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Jefferson thought the Native Americans deserve to be treated…

equally to Americans

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groups of Native Americans like Cherokee delayed leaving their homeland because

they could not believe the horror of leaving everything they worked for behind

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Manifest Destiny is the belief that the expansion of the US throughout American continents was

both justified and inevitable (it would eventually happen anyways, so why not?)

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the Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a

slave state

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the Missouri Compromise declared Maine as a

free state

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With the Missouri Compromise, new states would be

free states if north of the line and slave states if south of the line

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Began in Great Britain in the 1700’s popularly with the textile industry

Industrial Revolution

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Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves. It spun

multiple threads at once replaced a spinning wheel which could only spin one thread

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Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney. It was a machine which removed

seeds from cotton. Increased the need for slavery in the South

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Steam Engines were invented during the

Industrial Revolution

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Mass Production means

many goods can be made in less time. This occurred during the Industrial Revolution

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During the Industrial Revolution, work was moved to

factories

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Labor unions are

a place for all employees to use their voice regarding their workplaces policies and conditions

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This battle was considered the Lexington of the war for Texas’ independence

Battle of Gonzalez. It was the first battle of the war.

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Battle of the Alamo eventually killed

200 Tejanos and Davy Crockett after they survived 12 days in battle against Santa Anna’s forces

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Mexican Army executed 350 prisoners after the

Battle of Goliad

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The final battle in the war for Texas’ independence captured Santa Anna and

over 600 Mexican soldiers were killed in 18 minutes. Battle of San Jacinto

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Pres. Polk agreed for the war with Mexico, because he believed

they needed revenge for Mexico invading America and killing many of their poeple

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Whig party opposed going to war with Mexico because

they did not believe the claim’s of Pres. Polk (Mexico killing Americans in US territory)

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going to war with Mexico felt unconstitutional and unnecessary to the Whig party, because it felt like

America was simply trying to steal land from Mexico

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Bear Flag Republic was a group of

American settlers that aimed to add California to the United States

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New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California, Texas, and western Colorado were given from Mexico to the US after the signing of the

Treaty of Hidalgo

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Became a war hero (and eventually a president) after the war with Mexico

Zachary Taylor

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Henry Clay proposed the

Compromise of 1850

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In the Compromise of 1850, California became a

free state

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For the Compromise of 1850, New Mexico and Utah had

popular sovereignty (people vote for if the state should be free or slave)

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In the Compromise of 1850, New Mexico got more land and Texas

paid them for it

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The Compromise of 1850 ended slave trade but not slavery in

Washington DC

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A stricter fugitive slave law was made due to the

Compromise of 1850 (slaves required to return to their owners if escaped to ANY state)

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Texas was a part of these following countries in order:

Spain, Mexico, Independent, United States

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The Spoils System implemented by Pres. Jackson is

a way for political supporters and friends of the president to earn positions in government