1. How were men judged in the frontier states west of the Appalachians?
~by what they could do rather than who they were.
2. What is the spoils system? Who introduced it?
~It opened up the political process to more people, and it also decreased time spent in office; President Jackson.
3. What did the Indian Removal Act require?
~required the Native Americans living east of the Mississippi to move to lands father west.
4. What did the gradual abolitionists support? Name two well known radical abolitionist newspaper publishers.
~The idea that if slavery would be abolished gradually, then the south might preserve it's economy. William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglas.
5. What was the former name of the Whig party which opposed Martin Van Buren? Historically, who did the Whigs represent?
~National Republicans; The English op posers of the King.
6. Explain how Van Buren won the presidential election of 1836 in spite of Whig opposition.
~because of the disunity of the Whigs in supporting three different candidates assured Van Buren victory.
7. What made Van Buren's term as president so difficult?
~he inherited the problems of the Jackson administration.
8. Who was the first president to die in office? how did he die?
~William Henry Harrison . pneumonia.
9. How did the Whigs feel about Tyler?
~they didn't like him at all, they never expected him to be president, they just made him VP so they would get the Southern vote.
Identify.
~Jacksonian Era; the years of Andrew Jackson's presidency.
~caucus; a closed meeting of party leaders.
~nominating convention; convention where people would choose the next presidential candidates
~National Road; road running from Cumberland, Maryland westward.
~Black Hawk; the chief of the Sac and Fox tribes
~Trail of Tears; the forced trip the Cherokees took to Oklahoma
~Nat Turner; a black preacher who stirred up the slave rebellion in Virginia
~Old Tippecanoe; William Henry Harrison's nickname
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Mary Ashleigh's check up on page 192
1.How were men judged in the frontier states west of the Appalachians?
The men in the frontier states west of the Appalachians were judged by what they could do and not by who they were.
2. What is the spoils system? Who introduced it?
In the spoils system government employees held their jobs for over twenty five years. Senator Marcy of New York introduced the spoils system.
3. What did the Indian Removal Act require?
The Indian Removal Act required that native Americans living on lands east of the Missippippi move to lands west of the Missippippi.
4. What did the gradual abolitionist support? Name two well-known radical abolitionist newspaper publishers.
The gradual abolitionists supported the gradual abolition of slavery. Two well-known radical abolitionist newspaper publishers are William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass.
5. What was the former name of the Whig party that opposed Martin Van Buren? Hisorically, who did the Whigs represent?
The former name of the Whig party was "the Whigs". Historically, the Whigs represented was not Jackson.
6. Explain how Van Buren won the Presidential election of 1836 in spite of Whig opposition.
The Whigs supported three different Presidential candidates and that assured victory for Van Buren.
7. What made Van Buren's term as President so difficult?
The economic depression made Van Buren's term difficult.
8. Who was the first President to die in office? How did he die?
Harrison was the first President to die in office. He died of pneumonia.
9. How did the Whigs feel about Tyler?
The Whigs did not approve of Tyler. They only voted for him to get the Southern vote, but they never expected him to win.
The men in the frontier states west of the Appalachians were judged by what they could do and not by who they were.
2. What is the spoils system? Who introduced it?
In the spoils system government employees held their jobs for over twenty five years. Senator Marcy of New York introduced the spoils system.
3. What did the Indian Removal Act require?
The Indian Removal Act required that native Americans living on lands east of the Missippippi move to lands west of the Missippippi.
4. What did the gradual abolitionist support? Name two well-known radical abolitionist newspaper publishers.
The gradual abolitionists supported the gradual abolition of slavery. Two well-known radical abolitionist newspaper publishers are William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass.
5. What was the former name of the Whig party that opposed Martin Van Buren? Hisorically, who did the Whigs represent?
The former name of the Whig party was "the Whigs". Historically, the Whigs represented was not Jackson.
6. Explain how Van Buren won the Presidential election of 1836 in spite of Whig opposition.
The Whigs supported three different Presidential candidates and that assured victory for Van Buren.
7. What made Van Buren's term as President so difficult?
The economic depression made Van Buren's term difficult.
8. Who was the first President to die in office? How did he die?
Harrison was the first President to die in office. He died of pneumonia.
9. How did the Whigs feel about Tyler?
The Whigs did not approve of Tyler. They only voted for him to get the Southern vote, but they never expected him to win.
- Jacksonian Era- the years of Andrew Jackson's Presidency.
- caucus- closed meeting of party leaders
- nominatoring convention- it was when each state elected delegates to attend these conventions to choose President
- National Road- ran from Cumberland,Maryland westward across several states
- Black Hawk- chief of Sac and Fox tribes
- "Trail of Tears"- Cherokee's trip to Oklahoma
- Nat Turner- black preacher who stirred up a rebellion in VA
- "Old Tippecanoe"- Harrison nickname because he served in the Battle of Tippecanoe
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