United States History Student Edition

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11. Identifying What action did Brigham Young and the Mormons take to escape religious conflict? CRITICAL THINKING 12. Predicting How would the owner of a cotton plantation in the South have reacted to higher protective tariffs? Explain your response. 13. Identifying Cause and Effect Why did Jackson’s decision to close the Bank lead to the Panic of 1837? How did the panic cause a depression? 14. Summarizing What are some ways treaties were used to remove the Cherokee and other Native American groups from their lands? 15. Analyzing How did the physical characteristics of traditional Native American lands east of the Mississippi River differ from those in the new Indian Territory? Why do you think the federal government chose to relocate Native Americans there? 16. Predicting How would have a Seminole in Florida reacted to the Indian Removal Act of 1830? Explain your answer. 17. Identifying Themes How did the idea of Manifest Destiny help push the expansion of the United States into Oregon, California, and the former Mexican territories? 18. Analyzing How did congressional compromises lead to statehood for Texas and Florida? 19. Summarizing Why did tensions develop between Mexico and American settlers in Texas? How did these tensions lead to violent conflict? 20. Identifying Themes Why did some states oppose the admission of California to the Union?

IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN 1. Identify each of the following terms and explain its significance for life during the Jackson era and westward expansion. A. plurality F. mountain men B. spoils system G. Tejano C. nominating convention H. annex D. tariff I. depression E. reservation J. vigilante REVIEWING KEY FACTS 2. Summarizing How did elections change during the Jackson era? 3. Explaining Why did Andrew Jackson accuse John Quincy Adams of stealing the election in 1824? How did this conflict affect the Democratic- Republican Party in the next presidential election? 4. Explaining Why did Henry Clay and Daniel Webster want the Second Bank of the United States to apply early for a new charter? 5. Identifying Why did settlers want the federal government to relocate Native Americans? 6. Making Connections What role did the Oregon issue play in the 1844 presidential election? 7. Explaining Why did planters from Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas resettle in Florida? 8. Identifying The Santa Fe Trail was an improvement over previous trails that existed in the area. What were some of the results of this improved trail? 9. Summarizing What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? 10. Identifying People from the United States made up about 80 percent of those who went to California to dig for gold. Identify the countries and regions from which the other 20 percent emigrated.

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