history exam 3: true and false Flashcards
(12 cards)
when you give government jobs to his friends; not the best qualified workers and they will always agree because they are your friends
Spoils system
for the common man… but honestly he only did things for himself and what he wanted to do; acted like a monarch
Jackson’s basic beliefs
Cherokee, Chickasaw,creek, siminol, Choctaw (pg 423)
five “civilized tribes,”
Trail of Tears: Cherokee don’t won’t to give up their land from the Indian removal act; Jackson wanted them to move to west; they don’t agree and fight the act; Jackson forces them out
Trail of tears
taxes on imports; South Carolina won’t abide and creates the nullification act
Nullification act
didn’t like when South Carolina created the nullification act so Jackson passes the force bill to force them to pay
Force bill
it was a scandal when the cabinet members didn’t want to associate with Rachel Jackson because she wasn’t conpletly divorced; then he fired all the ones who won’t associate
Battle of the Petticoats
hates the BUS because it favors the rich people; destroys the BUS and diverse the money into pet banks
struggle with the Bank of the US
has to deal with Texas and the aftermath; fights in the Mexican American war… pick up all the southwest; irons out the Oregon question
Polk’s territorial achievements
where do you draw the border of Oregon? Settled on the 49th parallel
Oregon Question
gain much land; short war; America wins
Mexican-American War
treaty that ended the Mexican American war
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo