Andrew Jackson

Question 1

Martin Van Buren

Answer 1

He was elected president in 1836, and he had been Jackson’s Vice President and got a lot of his support. He ran against a new party called the Whigs.

Question 2

Martin Van Buren accomplishments

Answer 2

• Laissez Faire- the government should interfere as little as possible.
• He established federal treasury so that the government can keep its money there; this helped the government money to be safe

Question 3

General Winfield Scott

Answer 3

He began the US invasion of the Cherokee nation.

Question 4

Henry Clay

Answer 4

Henry Clay, Speaker of the House, said he would use his influence to make John Quincy Adams the next president, in return for Adams making Clay the Secretary of State.

Question 5

Osceola

Answer 5

Osceola was the Seminole chief who joined forces with African Americans who wanted to escape slavery and held off attacks using guerilla warfare.

Question 6

John Tyler

Answer 6

Whigs had nominated Tyler and William Henry Harrison as their candidates.
“Tippencanoe and Tyler too!”
He had become a Whig to run for VP but was actually originally a Democrat. John Tyler had to step up as the president when Harrison died of pneumonia. He basically went against anything the Whigs tried to do. The Whigs kicked Tyler out of the party.

Question 7

Andrew Jackson

Answer 7

Andrew Jackson was a Democratic a Republican. He wins the Election of 1828. He was a patriot, a self-made man, war hero, and related to the common man. His nickname was “Old Hickory”, because he was as tough as a hickory stick. He created the spoils system.

Jackson hated the national bank. Even though Henry Clay and Daniel Webster tried everything they could, Jackson was reelected. Jackson had the bank go away and all the money went into state banks.

Question 8

William Henry Harrison

Answer 8

• Caught a cold that turned into pneumonia when giving his Inauguration Speech; it was two hours long.
• He had refused to wear a coat.
• Harrison died 32 days later, causing Tyler to be the first VP to assume the presidency.

Question 9

John Quincy Adams

Answer 9

Adams won the Election of 1824. He wanted to: improve roads and waterways, build a national university, and set up laboratories. He supported scientific research. It scared many of his opponents as too much government power. He got money for some of it, not all of it. He runs for reelection in 1828, but Andrew Jackson is elected instead.

Question 10

“Tippecanoe and Tyler too!”

Answer 10

It was the slogan for the Whig’s candidates.

Question 11

Seminole

Answer 11

They were the Indians in Florida that caused the US army to give up pushing them west, and allowed them to stay in the land. Their chief was Osceola.

Question 12

“Old Hickory”

Answer 12

Andrew Jackson’s nickname

Question 13

The Whig Party

Answer 13

A new party in 1836 that ran against Martin Van Buren. For the next election, they nominated Harrison and Tyler as their candidates. They showed Harrison was a “man of the people”, also shown by a log cabin. They called Van Buren “King Marty” because he spent so much money on furniture for the White House.

Question 14

Spoils System

Answer 14

It was the practice of replacing government employees with the winner’s supporters. Jackson used this.
“To the victor goes the spoils”

Question 15

House of Representatives

Answer 15

The Election of 1824 vote went to the House of Representatives. Henry Clay, Speaker of the House, said he would use his influence to make John Quincy Adams president.

Question 16

Oklahoma

Answer 16

In the Indian Removal Act, the Indians were relocated to land that is now Oklahoma.

Question 17

Charter

Answer 17

A government permit to run

Question 18

Mudslinger

Answer 18

• Said and accused each other of wrong doing

* used slogans, rallies, event

Question 19

John Quincy Adam’s accomplishments

Answer 19

• wanted to improve roads and waterways
• urged the government to build a national university
• set up observatories and supported scientific research
• It scared many of his opponents as too much government power
• He got money for some of it, not all of it

Question 20

Trail of Tears

Answer 20

Cherokee nation did not want to leave their land. In the end, the Cherokee leaders gave in and started their march west. 2,000 died of starvation, disease, and exposure along the way.

Question 21

Tariffs

Answer 21

A fee paid on imported goods. It made American consumers more likely to buy American goods than European goods because they were cheaper. Southern states hated it because it meant higher prices.