Study Guide: Unit 6 the Age of Jackson
Western Expansion.
Test Tuesday March 25, 2014
People to be able to identify
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Andrew Jackson
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Henry Clay
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John C. Calhoun
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Nicholas Biddle
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Martin Van Buren
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William Henry Harrison
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John Tyler
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James K Polk
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Stephen Austin
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General Santa Anna
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Joseph Smith
 49’ers
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Mormons
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The Alamo
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Brigham Young
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Sam Houston
Be able to explain what is meant by these events and their importance.
 What was the “Bank War” and its outcome
 What was the “Nullification Crisis”, cause and outcome
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What was the “Indian Removal Act of 1830” and the “Trail of Tears”
 What was the “Tariff of
Abominations”
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What was different about Andrew
Jackson’s use of the veto
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How did the United States acquire
Texas, California
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How did slavery help lead to Texas
Independence and settlement?
 What is “Manifest Destiny” and it’s impact on westward expansion
 What is meant by the “Oregon Trail”
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What are the causes and results of the Mexican American War
 What is the “Mexican Cession of
1848”
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Impact of the California Gold Rush
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What is the “Gadsden Purchase”
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What did the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo accomplish?
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What is the legacy of Jackson?
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Motivations for Westward expansion?
Be able to define the following terms
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Kitchen cabinet
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Pet banks
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Impresarios
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Annex
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Ceded
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Rendezvous
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Fifty-four Forty or Fight