Lesson 1 "An Unpopular President"

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Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Campaign - a group of activities connected to getting elected to office.

Capable - Having the ability for a task.

domestic - related to one's own country

Nominate - To choose someone to do something such as run for office.

Spoils system - the practice of giving government jobs to loyal supporters.

Section Review Answers

1. It is false that John Quincy Adams was a popular President.
2. It is false that the South and the West did not like the tariff system.
3. It is false that Andrew Jackson was a National Republican.
4. It is True that the practice of giving government jobs to friends and supporters is known as the spoils system.
5. It is false that the "Kitchen Cabinet" was Jackson's official cabinet.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to identify reasons why John Quincy Adams was unpopular, despite his capable leadership?

Can you describe the purpose of the tariff bill of 1828 and explain why the South disliked it?

Can you identify unique characteristics of Jackson's political style and explain his popularity?

Lesson 2 "Growing Tension in the South"

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Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Oppression - unfair or cruel actions by one group against a group with less power.

Section Review Answers

1. Nat Turner led a revolt against slavery.
2. Oppression is unfair or cruel actions by a group against a group with less power.
3. Northerners wanted higher taxes on imports so their goods would cost less than imports.
4. The Ordinance of Nullification declared that the tariff laws did not apply to South Carolina, that federal officials would not get the duties from that state,, and that forced collection would cause South Carolina to withdraw from the Union.
5. President Jackson said that all states must obey the laws if the country was to remain a Union.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to describe Nat Turner's slave revolt and its consequences.

Are you able to identify the reactions of the three regions to the tariff law.

Can you explain the Ordinance of Nullification and President Jackson's response to it.

Lesson 3 "Jackson's New Style of Government"

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Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Abolish - to get rid of something

Expire - to come to an end

Renew - to make something new again, such as a charter that has come to an end.

Veto - the power given to the President to turn down a bill.

Deposit - to put money into a bank

Issue - a topic of discussion or debate.

homeland - land that a person or group came from originally

Section Review Answers

1. President Jackson did not like the Bank of the United States.
2. A veto is the power given to the President to turn down a bill.
3. In 1831 Henry Clay was nominated as the National republican candidate for President.
4. Andrew Jackson believed that all citizens should have the right to vote and that slavery should be abolished.
5. Many American indians died during the Trail of Tears.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you explain why Jackson wanted to destroy the powerful Bank of the United States?

Are you able to consider how the bank issue helped Jackson win re-election?

Are you able to describe how most American Indian tribes in the East were moved west of the Mississippi River?

Lesson 4 "Texas Gains Independence From Mexico"

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Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Dictator - a person ruling a country with total control.

Mission - a church

Section Review Answers

1. John Quincy Adams was willing to pay $1 million for Texas.
2. The leader of the Texans at the Alamo was Colonel William Travis.
3. The leader of the Texan army that defeated Santa anna was Sam Houston.
4. Santa Anna was the president and dictator of Mexico.
5. Davy Crockett was a famous westerner killed in the Alamo.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to explain how Texas came to be populated with cotton planters from the United States?

Can you describe the series of conflicts between Sam Houston's Texan army and Santa Anna's forces?

Can you explain how Texas defeated Mexico and become an independent republic?

Lesson 5 "The Election of 1836"

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Lesson 5 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Depression - a period of financial difficulties experienced by an entire country.

Unemployment - the state of not having work.

Section Review Answers

1. The Whigs' strongest support came from manufactures and shippers in the Northeast.
2. Martin Van Buren told voters that he would follow the same approach that Jackson had used to govern the country.
3. President Van Buren faced a depression, or the Panic of 1837, when he took office.
4. A depression is a period of financial difficulties experienced by and entire country.
5. As a result of the Panic of 1837, banks failed, prices fell on farm products and manufactured goods, factories and mills closed, new work on roads and canals came to halt. and unemployment spread, especially in the Northeast.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you contrast the goals and motives of the Whig party and the Democratic party led by Van Buren?

Are you able to describe the events before and during the depression of 1837?

 Preparing for Chapter 11 Test

Turn to Page 228 and read the article, "A message from the Alamo".

Turn to Page 229 and read the Chapter 11 summary.

On page 230-231 you will find the Chapter 11 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 11 Test "Political Changes Take Place"

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Chapter 11 Review answers

1. John Quincy Adams
2. Tariff of 1828
3. South
4. Andrew Jackson
5. Nat Turner
6. North
7. Panic of 1837
8. Martin Van Buren
9. Bank of the Untied States
10. Sam Houston
11. Santa Anna
12. Whig

The Comprehension: Understanding Main Ideas

1. Slave owners were concerned about Nat Turner's actions because they realized Africans would not remain enslaved without a fight.
2. The tariff protected the industrial North from foreign competition but made farmers in the South and on the western frontier pay more for some manufactured items. There fore, the farmers refused to obey the government.
3. Answers may include: he used the veto frequently, he didn't use his official cabinet as advisors, he tried to listen to the common person, he supported states' rights.
4. The three regions were the South, the North, and the western frontier. The North had an industrial economy, while the South and western frontier both depended on agriculture.
5. Jackson believed that there would be less fighting and bloodshed if the American Indians were moved away form areas where new settlers were living.
6. It was call the Trail of Tears because many American Indians died during the long winter journey.

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