Modules 11 & 12 RETAKE Flashcards
Westward Expansion
Why did Jackson supporters believe that the presidential election was rigged?
The winner of the popular vote didn’t win
How did Jackson use the Spoil System?
He used it to give government jobs to his supporters
What helped determine who won the presidential election and who votes for who?
Region
Who were to be roved by force by the Oseola?
Seminole
What did the Dawes Act do?
The Dawes Act divided reservation lands into individually owned plots
Who suffered the worst defeat at Little Bighorn?
Custer
Who pursued and saught legal action from resisting removal?
Cherokee
Why did Jackson support the removal of the Indians?
He thought it would benefit the economy to give their land to whites
What did the Homestead Act do?
The Homestead Act promoted settlement in the west after the Civil War
What Massacre was the last major incident of wars on the Great Plains?
The Massacre at Wounded Knee
What caused the Panic of 1837?
Jackson’s banking policy
What resulted from Jackson’s opposition to the second bank?
Economic inflation
What fight did the U.S give up on?
Fight against the Seminole
What was the main goal of the Chinese?
To get money from the gold mines and then to return to China
What did farmers think about the second bank?
They thought it only effected wealthy business people
