Andrew Jackson

Question 1

election of 1824

Answer 1

• election had to be decided in house of reps

* picked John Quincy Adams as winner

Question 2

election of 1828

Answer 2

*jackson won election

Question 3

mudslinging

Answer 3

first used in election of 1828; parties used rumors and lies to attack each other

Question 4

spoils system

Answer 4

• patronage-when presidents give people that have supported them key positions in new administration
• 1st time president “cleaned house” and replaced all appointed positions w/his supporters

Question 5

five civilized tribes in southeast

Answer 5

• seminole
• chickasaw
• creek
• choctaw
• cherokee

Question 6

cherokee

Answer 6

published newspaper called “Phoenix”

Question 7

indian removal act

Answer 7

gave Jackson power to negotiate resettlement treaties w/native americans and allowed states to make laws governing their territory

Question 8

tsali

Answer 8

cherokee farmer that was killed after he surrendered to US army in exchange for letting other cherokees stay

Question 9

second seminole war

Answer 9

Osceola led group who defeated US army in many battles

Question 10

trail of tears

Answer 10

forced removal of cherokee indians to indian territory because we wanted their land for farming and gold

Question 11

what states were part of indian territory

Answer 11

oklahoma, kansas, nebraska

Question 12

why is it called the trail of tears

Answer 12

native forced by military to leave their homes w/little more than the clothes on their backs; march lasted for months and took place during winter; 1/4 of natives died on trail due to starvation, cold, and disease

Question 13

north

Answer 13

• wanted tariffs
• very involved in manufactoring
• wanted government to spend money on transportation
• wanted land prices of west to stay high bc low prices would send workers away from the city

Question 14

south

Answer 14

• opposed tariffs
• opposed federally funded improvements by government; used tariff to pay for them
• felt whole nation was being run according to what was beneficial to the north

Question 15

west

Answer 15

• wanted western land to be sold cheap so more people would settle there, increasing political power of the west
• wanted government to spend money on transportation

Question 16

tariff of abomination

Answer 16

high tariff that set off a huge debate in congress

Question 17

what was the first state that threatened to secede

Answer 17

south carolina

Question 18

nullification

Answer 18

to cancel

Question 19

webster-hayne debate

Answer 19

• hayne for SC argues for nullification rights

* webster from massachusetts argued that it was the people not the states that made the union

Question 20

henry clay

Answer 20

the great compromiser; came up w/plan to prevent bloodshed and rebellion

Question 21

who became enemies

Answer 21

jackson and john calhoun (P and VP)

Question 22

John C. Calhoun

Answer 22

vice pres; former senator for south carolina; insisted that if state felt a federal law was in conflict w/state they could refuse to follow law

Question 23

national bank president

Answer 23

nicholas biddle

Question 24

what did jackson do to win the bank war

Answer 24

jackson pulled federal money out of US bank and transfers to state banks (PET banks) leading to collapse of credit in US, inflation, and finally a depression in 1837

Question 25

legacy of jacksonian democracy

Answer 25

• popular election-election of 1832 only south carolina used old system by which presidential electors were chosen by state legislature
• third parties-smaller parties developed in addition to a the two national parties (Democrats and Whigs); federalist party dies out
• state and local-larger # of state and local officials were elected rather than appointed