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What party did Andrew Jackson belong to?

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Democrats

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Who were the two main parties during the Jacksonian Era?

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Democrats and Whigs

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Refers to John Quincy Adams win over Jackson in the Election of 1824

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Corrupt Bargain

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Who were the major candidates in the Election of 1824?

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John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson

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Why was the Election of 1824 sent to the House of Reps for a decision?

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Nobody had a majority of votes, (Jackson had a plurality, but not a majority)

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Who gave support to John Quincy Adams in the House of Reps during the corrupt bargain?

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Henry Clay

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What position was Henry Clay appointed in John Quincy Adams cabinet?

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Secretary of State

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What was Jackson greatest claim to fame prior to his election?

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Military Hero

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What was Jackson prior to his election (other than a war hero)

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  • senator of Tennessee

- self taught lawyer

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What was different about Jackson than other presidents?

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He was not raised in a wealthy family, champion of the common man

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Who was Jackson’s opponent in the Election of 1828

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John Quincy Adams

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What was the first war Andrew Jackson fought in?

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Revolutionary War

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What was Jackson very distrustful of?

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Monopolies, big business, and banks

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Why did Jackson enter the White House with a heavy heart?

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The death of his wife Rachel

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Why did Jackson have the support of the planter elite and frontiersman?

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He had promised to remove natives

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What sparked the nullification crises?

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The tariff of abomination

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The nullification crises was between the federal government and what state?

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South Carolina

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Who led the South Carolina in the nullification crises?

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Vice President John C Calhoun

18
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Why did he southern states like to keep tariffs relevant in politics?

A

It kept slavery on a back burner

19
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Senator from Massachusetts who accused states right of being treasonous

A

Daniel Webster

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Senator of South Carolina who argued states rights

A

Robert Hayne

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Bill that authorized invasion of South Carolina by federal troops to enforce the tariff

A

Force Bill

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Refers to Jackson dismissing his entire cabinet because cabinet members wives where shunning Peggy Eaton

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Peggy Eaton Affair

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Who was John Eaton in Jackson’s administration?

A

Secretary of War

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Court case that said that the Cherokee tribe could only be dealt with by the federal government

A

Worcester V Georgia

25
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Forced Cherokee nation to Oklahoma, one of the saddest parts of American History

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Trail of Tears

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What was Henry Clays view on the bank?

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He Pro bank

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Who was the president of the bank?

A

Nicholas Biddle

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What was the fatal flaw made my Nicholas Biddle?

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Trying to Recharter the bank 4 years early

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What did Jackson do to the bill that would Recharter the bank early?

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Vetoed it

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Who was Jackson’s opponent in the election of 1832?

A

Henry Clay

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What did Jackson do to speed up the death of the bank?

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Put the money from the national bank into state (“pet”) banks

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Political party made up of people who disliked Jackson

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Whigs

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What was different about Jackson’s power as president compared to prior Presidents?

A

He used the power of veto not on a constitutional bases, but on the bases that certain laws went against his personal beliefs

34
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Who wrote The Scarlett Letter?

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

35
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Who wrote Moby Dick?

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Herman Melville

36
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What did Van Burin believe about the two party system?

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It was essential to having a successful democratic government, it was an effective check on the temptation to abuse power

37
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What state was Van Burin a senator for?

A

New York

38
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Who was Van Burin under Jackson’s Administration?

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Secretary of State

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