Common Assessment Unit 1 Quarter 3 1/27/16 Flashcards
Who was the 6th president?
John Quincy Adams
Who was the 7th president?
Andrew Jackson
Who was the 8th president?
Martin Van Buren
John Quincy Adams’ presidency was known as the what election?
The election of the corrupt bargain
What year was John Quincy Adams elected president?
1824
Who cam in first place in the election of 1824? Second?
1st- Andrew Jackson
2nd- John Quincy Adams
Why was Andrew Jackson not elected president?
He did not win the majority of the votes.
What was the corrupt bargain?
Andrew Jackson did not receive majority, so it went to the House of Reps. Henry Clay threw his support toward John Quincy Adams. In return Clay became Adam’s Secretary of State
How did the south feel about John Quincy Adams?
The south did not like him. He was very unpopular.
Why was John Quincy Adams disliked in the south?
- He supported protective tariff.
2. He protected African Americans on the Amasted case.
Why did the tariff hurt the south?
The south were agrarian and traded with Europe a lot, so when the tax was set it made items more expensive for those in the south.
How did Europe react to the tariff?
They countered the tariff by setting their own tax on things from the US. This hurt the south.
What is a tariff?
A tax on imported goods.
Who started the National Bank?
John Quincy Adams
Who ran the National Bank?
Nicholas Biddle
How did Jackson feel about the National Bank?
He did not like the bank nor Biddle.
Who did Andrew Jackson stand for?
The common man- farmers, westerners, factory workers, business owners
What did Jackson’s “spirit of democracy” change?
Extended voting rights to white people
Who did Jackson oppose?
The upper/elite class
Who was in Jackson’s kitchen cabinet?
All of his friends
When was the Nullification Crisis?
1832
What was the purpose the Nullification Crisis?
To eliminate federal debt
What was the big debate about the Tariff during the Nullification crisis?
Is the tariff constitutional?
Who greatly opposed the Tarrif?
John C Calhoun
What state is John C Calhoun from?
South Carolina
What did the state of South Carolina do about the tariff?
South Carolina called a state convention and declared the Tariff of 1832 invalid and refused to collect it
Tariff of ______
1832
How did Congress react to South Carolina?
They introduced a ‘force bill’ which forced South Carolina to pay the tariff.
Who made a compromise for Tariff of 1832 and what was it?
Henry Clay
Tariff would be reduced over a period of 9 years
What were the 5 civilized tribes?
Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Cherokee, and Creek
Why were these tribes ‘civilized’?
Because they took on the white man/ European ways
What did people think of the Indian Removal Act?
Some opposed, but others were for it
What did the Treaty of New Echota do?
It traded all of the Cherokee land for $5 million
When was the Treaty of New Echota?
1835
How much money was the land traded for in the Treaty of New Echota?
$5 million
Where is the modern day location of Indian Territory?
Oklahoma
How many people died on the Trail of Tears?
5,000
How did white Americans feel about Native Americans?
The white Americans feared and resented the Natives.
How did George Washington feel the best way to solve the Indian Problem was?
He felt the best way was to civilize the Native Americans.
In what ways did Indians convert to being like white men?
By converting to Christianity, learning to speak and read English, and by adopting other European-style economic practices such as the individual ownership of land and other property.
What were the 5 states wanted by the American settlers?
Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee.
What did White Americans want to grow on the Indian land?
They wanted to grow cotton.
What harsh things did the white settlers do to the Indians?
Stole livestock
Burned houses
Looted houses
Squatted on land that didn’t belong to them
Did state governments join in the effort to drive Native Americans out of the South?
Yes
Who was the US President at this time?
Andrew Jackson
What did the Indian Removal Act do?
It exchanged Native-held land in Mississippi to the Indian colonization zone.
How were the Cherokee divided when they were forced out of their land?
Some wanted to stay and fight, others agreed to leave in exchange for money and other concessions.
How was the Treaty of Echota controversial?
The Cherokee felt betrayed
What were some of the diseases that the Indians caught?
Whooping cough Typhus Dysentery Cholera Starvation
When did Oklahoma become a state?
1907
