The election of 1824 came down to these two men who vied for the Presidency: ___________________________ and ___________________________.

1. The election of 1824 came down to these two men who vied for the Presidency:

___________________________ and ___________________________.

The man chosen by the electoral college was _______________________, after ________________ cut a deal

to become his ____________________ (name the cabinet position).

2. The Nullification Crisis was set in motion due to South Carolina's opposition to the 1828 federal law, the

____________________________. The chief advocate of South Carolina's "nullification" position ended up

being former Vice President, _____________________.

3. The re-charter of the Bank of the United States became an issue in the 1832 Presidential election since its

principal political advocate, ___________________, made it central to his Presidential campaign. Once

President Jackson won reelection, he faced his most severe criticism from the bank's President,

_____________________. Before the bank collapsed, Jackson removed the federal funds from the bank and

placed them in so-called ______ banks, those personally favored by Jackson. The loss of the Second Bank of

the United States played a significant role in the ____________________, which in turn led to a six-and-a-half

year depression.

4. The forced removal of the Cherokee took place in 1838, during the Presidency of __________________. The

route the Cherokee traveled along is known in their history as the _______________, during which time

___________ (what percent/fraction) died en route. The territory to which they were located was called?

___________________

5. While Secretary of State, John Q. Adams successfully concluded a treaty with Britain, the

___________________ Treaty, to demilitarize the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. Adams then concluded a

treaty with Spain, the ___________________ Treaty, that defined the territories between the Louisiana

Purchase territories and _____________. The treaty also settled the remaining possession issues over Oregon

and ____________.

6. The Missouri Compromise of 1820, put together by _________________, resulted in these three compromises:

A. ___________________________________

B. ___________________________________

C. _______________________________________________________

7. In the early 1820s, __________________ went to Mexico to secure an empresario (land grant) to settle the

Mexican province of Texas. However, it was his son ______________________ who brought the initial American

settlers to the territory. The American settlers, about 300 families, agreed to these two conditions of settlement:

A. ____________________________________

B. ____________________________________

8. The Mexican army under __________________ defeated the Texans at the Battle of the Alamo. In response

to the Mexican brutality at the Alamo, Texans under General __________________ shouted "remember the

Alamo!" at the start of the clash at the Battle of San Jacinto. When that battle ended and the Mexican

commanding general was found captured, he was forced to sign the Treaty of Velasco which secured these two

things for the Texans?

A. _________________________________________

B. _________________________________________

9. The dispute over the Texas border that started the war? Americans claimed that the border between Texas

and Mexico was at the __________________ River, while Mexico claimed that the border was at the

____________ River. The Americans crossed into the disputed territory in __________________, down to just

north of the river. When Americans were killed in a skirmish (the Thornton Affair), President Polk sought a

declaration of war from Congress, famously declaring _____________________________________.

10. The American army under General ________________ defeated the Mexican army at the Battle of

___________________. This was the last battle before the American army entered _______________and

occupied it, effectively bringing an end to the war.

The Treaty of ___________________________, signed in February of 1848, formalized the war's end.