Andrew Jackson Vocab Words

Question 1

to legally make something ineffective, if a law is nullified it is no longer in existence

Answer 1

Nullification

Question 2

an act that declared the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void within the state borders of SC

Answer 2

Ordinance of Nullification

Question 3

the specific principles and ideas that form the basic ideas of a political party

Answer 3

Party Platform

Question 4

the awarding of government jobs or granting advantages or favors by government officials to political supporters or workers

Answer 4

Spoils System

Question 5

the nickname for the paths taken during the forced relocation of the Cherokee nation from areas east of the Mississippi to Oklahoma

Answer 5

Trail of Tears

Question 6

political party founded in 1834 as an opposition to Andrew Jackson’s party

Answer 6

Whig Party

Question 7

Native American Tribe

Answer 7

Cherokee

Question 8

AJ’s nickname for the presidential election of 1824

Answer 8

Corrupt Bargain

Question 9

political party of thomas jefferson and james madison in the late 1790’s which opposed many views of the federalists

Answer 9

Democratic Republicans

Question 10

7th president of the US and 1st president from a frontier state; known for his Indian removal policy

Answer 10

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