Andrew Jackson

Question 1

1824 presidential election

Answer 1

1 national party, 4 candidates : andrew jackson, john quincy adams, henry clay, william crawford - all democrats, Jackson wins

Question 2

1828 presidential election

Answer 2

rematch, john quincy adams vs andrew jackson, lots of personal attacks, jqa is accused of being a pimp for the tzar and gambling with public money, jackson crush jqa

Question 3

nullification crisis

Answer 3

centered on tariffs, fight between the north and south, john c calhoun : vp and scary
south carolina passes a nullification - if the government passes a law they can not follow it - no terriffs, jackson passes the force bill meaning he can use whatever force to make them have the terriffs and sc nullifies that bill, clay fixes it all wiht a tariff that is reasonable

Question 4

second bank of the us

Answer 4

jackson hates the bank of the us, fan of hard currency, he vetoes the bank and it dies, jackson was able to pay off the national debt

Question 5

assassination attempt

Answer 5

first attack on a president, richard lawrence : upset with jackson, wants his land back, the gun doesn’t fire twice, jackson beats him up

Question 6

trail of tears

Answer 6

jackson is directly responsible for kicking out 5 native american tribes to walk to oklahoma in the winter, supreme court says no but jackson says “wanna bet”