Name: Due Date: Jackson & Manifest Destiny Study Guide
The Age of Jackson SS:8.1A Identify the era of the Age of Jackson. (R)
Directions: Complete the chart below. Identify significant features of the era of “Age of Jackson”.
Expanded Suffrage- removed property requirements for voting
Era of “Age of Jackson”
Indian Removal Act, Worcester v Georgia and the Trail of Tears SS:8.5G Analyze the reasons for the removal and resettlement of Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian era, including the Indian Removal Act, Worcester v Georgia, and the Trail of Tears. (S)
Directions: Complete the chart below.
Why Support the Indian Removal Act
Push Natives further west
to reduce fighting
SS:8.23C Identify ways conflicts between people from various racial, ethnic, and religious groups were resolved. (S) In what ways did the Cherokee Nation attempt to peacefully and lawfully prevent their removal from Georgia?
Name: Due Date:
What was the outcome of the ruling?
Was the Cherokee Nation successful in preventing the state of Georgia from taking their land? Why or why not?
What was Jackson’s response to the court case?
The Nullification Crisis SS:8.17B Explain constitutional issues arising over the issue of states' rights, including the Nullification Crisis. (R) SS:8.7D Compare the provisions and effects of congressional conflicts and compromises prior to the Civil War, including the role of John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster in the Nullification Crisis. (S)
Define Nullify –
Describe the issue that started the Nullification Crisis –
How did the South respond to the “Tariff of Abominations?” Why?
How did the North respond to the “Tariff of Abominations?” Why?
What Constitutional issue did the Nullification Crisis lead to?
How did Jackson respond to South Carolina in the Nullification Crisis?
Name: Due Date: Describe the point of view of each person below:
John C. Calhoun Daniel Webster Henry Clay Andrew Jackson
SS:8.7A Analyze the impact of tariff policies on the rise of sectionalism before the Civil War. (S)
Directions: Complete the sequence of causes and events leading to the rise of sectionalism during Jackson’s Presidency.
Supported by the… President Andrew Jackson supports the because… ______Passage of the “Protective” Tariffs of 1828 & increases, further dividing 1832 Opposed by the… South Carolina pressures Jackson to the Union
______because… the Tariff.
Spoils System- Why did Jackson create the Spoils System
To get rid of “rich
politics” in America
Name: Due Date: SS:8.6E Identify areas that were acquired to form the United States, including the Louisiana Purchase. (S) Identify areas that were acquired to form the United States, including land acquired as a result of the Mexican War. (S)
Territory Name & Date Significance Goal of Manifest Destiny to expand U.S. coast to coast is achieved. Many Pioneers travel along this trail to migrate west.
Louisiana Purchase - 1803
Led to Mexican American war in 1846 Purchased from Spain in 1819 for $5 million. Acquired from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, as a result of the Mexican American War. Gold is found in this land in 1848, leading to the California Gold Rush of 1849. Gadsden Purchase - 1853 First Step towards Manifest Destiny, in 1787. Established a procedure for
admitting new states to the Union.
Label each territory below with its correct name and year of acquisition.
Word Bank
Florida Purchase - 1819 Texas Annexation – 1845 Louisiana Purchase - 1803 Mexican Cession – 1848
Gadsden Purchase – 1853 Original 13 Colonies – Oregon Territory – 1846 Northwest Territory - 1787 1776 Name: Due Date: Directions: Using a QR Code Reader, watch the following short videos and answer the following questions.
California-Gold Rush of 1849 How did the Gold Rush impact the environment/geography of California?
How did the Gold Rush impact the population distribution and settlement in California?
Gadsden Why did the United States find it necessary to buy the Gadsden Purchase from Mexico? Purchase-
Southern
Transcontinental What war and treaty allowed both the Mexican Cession and Gadsden Purchase to be claimed by the U.S.? Railroad
How might the building of a southern transcontinental railroad impact the population and economy in the area?
Immigration -
Describe why each of the following immigrant groups migrated to the United States –
Immigrant Reason for Migration Their Contribution to America? Group
Chinese
Irish
German