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.

• 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