Why did the House of Representatives decide the Election of 1824? (1 point)
• The election was not held that year so the House decided.
• There was a tie like in the election of 1800.
• No one received a majority of electoral votes.
• Not enough people voted to reach a decision.
How did the economic success of the Erie Canal impact westward expansion? Select all that apply. (2 points)
• Jobs in the East went away.
• It allowed trade to the West by boat.
• People started to build canals in the West.
• The West lost people.
• It allowed trade to the West by boat.
• People started to build canals in the West.
Please drag and drop the correct definition and effect for the transportation innovations below. (3 points)
Steamboat:
Eerie Canal:
The National Road:
The first engine-powered vehicle. It sped up travel by water immensely at this time.
The first federal infrastructure project. It made travel West by wagon easier.
It connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River in New York. It made travel West by boat easier.
Steamboat:
Definition: The first engine-powered vehicle. It sped up travel by water immensely at this time.
Effect: It made travel West by boat easier.
Eerie Canal:
Definition: It connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River in New York. It made travel West by boat easier.
Effect: The first federal infrastructure project. It made travel West by wagon easier.
The National Road:
Definition: The first federal infrastructure project. It made travel West by wagon easier.
Effect: It connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River in New York. It made travel West by boat easier.
• No one received a majority of electoral votes.
Evaluate this quote from President Jackson regarding the decision by Justice Marshall in Worcester v Georgia:
"John Marshall has made his decision... Now let him enforce it!"
What is Jackson saying about the opinion of the ruling?
(1 point)
• John Marshall is going to send troops to terminate fights between Native Americans and settlers.
• John Marshall cannot force settlers to not move onto Native American lands.
• John Marshall has made the final decision to prevent settlers from moving onto Native American territory
• Andrew Jackson and John Marshall are going to work together to prevent Native American land from being taken by settlers.
• John Marshall cannot force settlers to not move onto Native American lands.
Read the following primary source:
On the morning of November 17th, we encountered a terrific sleet and snow storm with freezing temperatures, and from that day until we reached the end of the fateful journey on March the 27th, 1839, the sufferings of the Cherokee were awful. The trail of the exiles was a trail of death.
—Memoirs of Private John G. Burnett, December 1890
What is this event referring to?
(1 point)
• The Trail of Tears
• The Mexican Cession
• The Oregon Trail
• The Nulification Crisis
• The Trail of Tears
What is suffrage? (1 point)
• A branch of the government.
• It is associated with the Trail of Tears.
• The act of suffering
• The right to vote.