Andrew Jackson and Expansion West

Name: __________________

Using pp 115 - 122 in your exciting text, fill in these blanks.

Andrew Jackson was the first President to be a direct representative of the people. He was born destitute in 1767. However, after receiving a poor education he remarkably became a good______________ in________________. He fought everything and everyone tooth and nail. He picked fights as well as killed a man who__________ ____ _______. Jackson became rich and owned __________. He was the first man elected from Tennessee to the _______ __ _____________, and he served briefly in the Senate. A major general in the ______ __ ______, Jackson became a national hero when he defeated the British at _______ ___________even though the war had been over for 6 weeks. Jackson ran for President in _____. Although he received the majority of the popular votes, he was beaten by the electoral college. MAD as HECK, he ran again in _______ claiming he would end Presidents of Privilege He won and was responsible for creating another party: the _____ . The older more established politicians called themselves the ________ .

Jackson, unlike previous Presidents, did not defer to Congress in policy-making but used his power of the_______ and his party leadership to assume command. His views were popular and in _______ he won more than 56 percent of the popular vote and

almost five times as many electoral votes as his rival. Jackson had many enemies. He died in June _______.
Read pp 127 136 in your text to answer the following:
1. Which do you believe to be true: Turners Frontier thesis that democracy spread from west to east or that it was brought from the east. Explain your answer.

2.

54-40, is a great Canadian band from the 80's with such hits as Every time I Look At You I Go Blind. The bands name comes from James K Polks election call 54 40 or fight. These numbers represent the Latitudinal boundaries that the Americans wanted, (Oregon). How was war avoided with the British over Oregon?

3.

During the 2000 Winter Olympics (where Canada won gold in both women and mens hockey), the Utah government was under pressure to prosecute or hide the Mormon practice of polygamy. After reading about Brigham Young, why would this be embarrassing to the City on the hill?

4.

How were the southwestern areas (New Mexico and California) incorporated into the United States?

5.

San Franciscos NFL team is called the 49ers. Why? What were their significance to history?