7th SS Chapter 6.1 - 6.4 Flashcards
A visitor from France, _________ became especially well known for his observations on American democracy.
Alexis de Tocqueville
During the 1820s more Americans gained _______ or the right to vote.
suffrage
Where was the property requirement removed first?
In the West
Voter turnout percentages: before 1828?
never more than 27%
Voter turnout percentages: 1828?
nearly 58%
Voter turnout percentages: 1840?
nearly 80%
Who could not vote?
- Women
- Native Americans
- a vast majority of African Americans
Who were the candidates in the election of 1824 and their home states?
- Andrew Jackson - Tennessee
- John Quincy Adams - Massachusetts
- William Crawford - Georgia
- Henry Clay - Kentucky
Because no clear winner emerged who decided the elections?
Per the Constitution, the House of Representatives had to choose the president from among the top three candidates.
Who vote the popular vote?
Andrew Jackson
Why did Clay support Adams?
In return for Clay’s support, Adam’s named Clay Secretary of State - in the past, Secretaries of State had gone on to become president
What did Adams favor?
- promoting economic growth - new roads and canals
2. promoting the arts and sciences
Who founded the Whig party?
Henry Clay
What did Jackson’s Party become known as?
Democratic Party
Who won the election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson
How did Jackson gain national fame?
For his achievements during the War of 1812 - He led American forces to a major victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans
How did Jackson win the presidency?
Largely because white men without property could now vote.
One of the biggest effects of Jacksonian politics was?
The development of the spoils system
What was the spoil system?
The practice of giving supporters government jobs
What divided the country along regional lines?
The conflict over states’ rights
What did Southerns call the tariff passed in 1828?
Tariff of Abominations
Who led the fight for nullification from South Carolina?
Vice President John Calhoun
Who designed and from what state was he from?
John Calhoun resigned as Vice President. He was from South Carolina.
What did South Carolina pass and what did it do?
South Carolina passed the Nullification Act which declared the new tariff illegal.
What did Jackson ask for and what was its purpose?
x
Was Jackson for or against the Second Bank of the U.S.?
against
Why did Clay and Webster ask Bibble to ask for an early renewal for the charter?
In order to make the Bank an issue in the 1832 election and get Jackson out of office
Who ran against Jackson in 1832 and who won?
Henry Clay ran against Andrew Jackson in 1832. Jackson won.
When Jackson closed the bank, what happened?
Without a national bank to regulate the country’s financial system, the responsibility for regulating banks fell to individual states.
Who was President after Jackson?
Martin Van Buren
What happened 2 months after Van Buren took office?
The nation faced the worst economic crisis the nation had known - the Panic of 1837
What is a caucus?
a private meeting (by powerful members of each party)
What is the nominating convention ?
It was where delegates from all the states chose the party’s candidate for President. It encouraged citizen participation in elections.
Who were the candidates and their party for the election of 1840?
- Martin Van Buren - Democrats
2. William Henry Harrison - Whigs
What was Harrison’s campaign slogan?
“Tippecanoe and Tyler too”
When was the Battle of Point Pleasant and where?
1774; ?
Which tribes lived in present day Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee?
1. Chickasaw 2 Choctaw 3. Creek 4. Seminole 5. Cherokee
Which tribes lived in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin>
- Shawnee
- Potawatomi
- Sauk
- Fox
Who created a writing system for the Cherokee?
Sequoyah
What was decided in Worcester v. Georgia?
The Court rules that Georgia had no right to enforce its laws within Cherokee territory
What act was passed in 1830?
Indian Removal Act -The law let the government give land west of the Mississippi to Native Americans in exchange for their lands to the east.
What was the result of the Indian Removal Act?
It forced the migration of thousands of Native Americans from lands east of the Mississippi River.
Where is Indian Territory?
Today, most of that area is in the state of Oklahoma
Which groups sign the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek?
Choctaw
What was the Cherokee’s long, sorrowful journey called?
Trail of Tears
Which tribe resisted the U.S. government in Florida?
Seminole
How much did the Chickasaw spend to purchase land from the Choctaw?
$500,000
Which trail was opened by Daniel Boone?
Wilderness Road
How did companies pay for the early roads?
They collected tolls from travelers
Why were toll roads later called turnpikes?
After a wagon driver had paid a toll, the pike keeper turned the pole aside to let the wagon pass.
What was the route of the National Road?
It ran from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling, on the Ohio River in western Virginia.
What was the name of Robert Fulton’s steamboat?
Clermont
Who designed a flat bottom steamboat ?
Henry Shreve
Which governor supported the idea of the Erie Canal?
New York’s governor, DeWitt Clinton
In what year was the canal finished?
1825
How did the canal affect the price of shipping?
The cost of shipping dropped to about one tenth of what it had been before the canal was built.
What system did they use to raise and lower the water in the canal?
The lock system
