Andrew Jackson quiz Flashcards
Andrew Jackson was our _____ President in _____?
7th, 1828
Who defeated him in a controversial election in 1824?
John Q. Adams
Jackson and Adams had tied in 1824, but what did Jackson accuse Adams of making and with whom? Why?
a corrupt bargain with Henry clay so the house or reps would choose him as president
What did Adams make Clay?
Secretary of State
Jackson’s first ____ was a wild one that lead to his supporters to trashing the ____?
inauguration, the white house
What factors helped Jackson get elected?
- many states no longer required that a man own property to vote
- there was a rise in voter turnout to 57 percent (much higher than usual)
What political changes did jackson make upon taking office?
- first to use spoils system
- using a national convention to nominate candidates for presidents
What was the spoils system?
rewarded supporters with government positions
what was Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
Unlike previous presidents, Jackson was born ___?
poor
What had he been doing since he was 13?
fighting in native American battles
He rose through the military ranks until he became a ____, achieving fame at this battle during the War of 1812?
colonel, New Orleans
what was he known as? why?
a “self made man” because he had achieved fame without family or political connections
What did he work as in the south? what did he have?
a farmer, slaves
what did his life as a farmer cause he to be?
cautious of intellectuals
What attempt did he survive? what did this furthermore cause and what was a major outcome?
an assassination, he was involved in duels and he was once shot in the chest but walked away with the bullet forever in his body
Why did some people refer to him as “King Andrew”?
they argued that he had too much power
what did congress do in 1828 to imported goods? Why?
raised tariff, this was designed to encourage people to buy goods from the North
Why did the tariff hurt the South?
they had to pay higher prices
What did South Caroline decide to do about the Tariff? What did this lead to?
not follow the law and would secede from the US if they were forced to. lead to the nullification crisis
what was Jackson forced to do during the nullification crisis?
send in federal troops to force them to follow the law and threatened to hang the leader of the rebellion.
Who was the leader of the nullification crisis rebellion? What was he?
John Colhoun, Jackson’s Vice President
What idea did Jackson not like? Why?
A national bank, felt as though its President had too much control over the nation’s economy and that it was a bad idea to have all the country’s money in one bank?
Who was the President of the National Bank?
Nicholas Biddle
What did Jackson’s main supported, Clay, think of the National Bank issue?
supported it and it became a major campaign issue in the Election of 1832
What did Jackson do after he was re-elected?
vetoed the re-charter of the bank and took all the federal money out of the bank, depositing it in smaller state banks.
What were the smaller state banks known as?
Pet Banks
what was the most infamous event from Jackson’s Presidency? Why did he do this?
the removal of the Native Americans from their Homelands. he wanted them removed from the South Eastern US to provide more land for farmers.
He promised land in the ___ to the Natives of what five tribes and how did they respond?
Land in the West
- cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole
- did not want to give up their land
What tribe went so far as to assimilate the white culture? what did they do?
the cherokee
-speaking English, adopt christianity, farming, own slaves, dress like them
What did the Supreme court rule about the NA’s? What did Jackson do?
- that they could remain on their land
- jackson ignored the order and tricked the Tribal leaders into signing the Indian Removal act which caused them to lose their lands.
What happened when the Cherokee tribe refused to leave?
Jackson ordered the military to round them up and force them to move.
How many tribes did the military round up? where did they force them to move to and what is it known as today?
13,000
march to Indian territory which is now the state of oaklahoma
How many NA’s died among the way and what did this march become known as?
4,000
the “trail of tears”
