History "democracy of the People" #2

Question 1

Who did Jackson get beat by in the election of 1824? How? Who Becomes Secretary of State?

Answer 1

-John Q. Admas becomes president
-Henry Clay supports Adams, that’s why he wins
- Even though Jackson got the Popular vote
- Henry Clay becomes the Secretary of state

Question 2

What where some good and bad things about John Q. Adams presidance?

Answer 2

Good:
- He promoted economic growth
- he made a National university called “America University” in D.C.
- Made a national observatory
- - He wasn’t a sectionalist

Bad:
- Even though he was our smartest president he didn’t resonate with the people

Question 3

What where the 2 main parties in the election in 1828?

Answer 3

-National Republicans
-Democratic Republicans

Question 4

What is a party Platform?

Answer 4

Parties Principles and Programs

Question 5

What are some facts about Andrew Jackson?

Answer 5

• man of the people
• War Hero
  -He wants the U.S. to be run by the people, not by the rich

Question 6

What are some facts about john Q. Adams?

Answer 6

• Man of the nation
• Willing to overcome sectional issues for the good of the country

Question 7

What was mudslinging?

Answer 7

-When candidates openly criticize each other & use devious tactics to win votes

Question 8

What would Jacksons’ opponents use against him? How would this lead to a death?

Answer 8

-His opponent used the fact that Jacksons’ wife, Rachel wasn’t fully divorced
-She would die because of all the stress of the election.

Question 9

Who was Jacksons’ Mentor?

Answer 9

James Monroe

Question 10

True or False:
1. Self-made man
2. He was a Rich Aristocrat
3. Loved America
4. Loved America over sectionalism
5. Wealthy Elitist
6. Trusted the people
7. Family man
8. Married a Divorced woman
9. slave owner

Answer 10

1. True
2. true
3. true
4. false
5. true
6. false
7. true
8. True/false
9. true. (150 slaves)

Question 11

Which regions was Jackson a sectionalist for?

Answer 11

West and South

Question 12

What are some nicknames Jackson would Receive?

Answer 12

• Old Hickory
  -King Andrew

Question 13

What is the Spoils System? How would this affect the government?

Answer 13

• choosing your friends to be in office
• This would cause inefficiencies

Question 14

What did Andrew Jackson do with the Spoils System? What where his thoughts on it?

Answer 14

• Jackson would Abuse the spoils system
  -He thought it was democratic

Question 15

How did Jackson change the voting system?

Answer 15

• He changed the rules from just white land owners and protestants could vote, but all white men could vote.

Question 16

How did Jackson change National Party Conventions?

Answer 16

• got rid of caucuses
• made the process a part of public records.

Question 17

What is a caucus?

Answer 17

meeting of a few people

Question 18

What is a “Term of Endearment”

Answer 18

a compliment

Question 19

When Generals became president did they do a good job at it?

Answer 19

• no
• they didn’t make the best decisions
  -they treat the cabinet and there army to follow there orders

Question 20

What will presidents do if they don’t like their cabinet?

Answer 20

-They will make a kitchen cabinet

Question 21

What is a kitchen Cabinet? Did Jackson use one?

Answer 21

• it is a smaller cabinet of people the president trusted
  -yes Jackson used one.

Question 22

How did Jackson earn the name ‘King Andrew”
How was George Washington better than Jackson?

Answer 22

• Jackson got the name by abusing the veto “like a European king”
  -Washington was better because he never used the veto

Question 23

From Jackson’s policies what where 2 reasons the south wanted to have a civil war?

Answer 23

• The North wanted higher tariffs to increase sales, but the South felt they were paying too much.
  -The Tariff money would be used primarily in the North and the South didn’t like this.

Question 24

What was the “Tariff of Abominations” in 1833?
Who brought it out?

Answer 24

-This would be a compromise to lower tariffs for nine years
- Henry clay would bring it out

Question 25

What are Jacksons’ thoughts on the Second Bank of America?
What does Jackson do with the bank?
What does he replace the bank with?

Answer 25

• Jackson doesn’t like how the bank offers loans to the rich and a few get resources
  -He gets rid of the Second Bank of America
  -He replaces the bank with “Pet Banks”

Question 26

What are “Pet Banks”

Answer 26

-banks that would be chosen get government funds that were close to the president
- ex. Jackson would use his friends banks to put gov. funds into

Question 27

What was Specie Circular? How did this make a small panic in 1837 by Jackson?

Answer 27

-Means special currency = hard currency
-this made a small panic because the only way you could by land or do business was through hard currency

Question 28

What was “White Manhood Suffrage”

Answer 28

• allowed all white men to vote

Question 29

What is the Assimilate? What happened when the Cherokee tried to Assimilate?

Answer 29

-to adopt another countries cultures and ideals
-When the Cherokee did this they where still treated unfairly

Question 30

When the Supreme Court agreed the Cherokee should have their own land why did Andrew Jackson due against this?

Answer 30

Andrew Jackson wanted the removal of the Indians to happen so he allowed the removal to continue any way.

Question 31

What was the “trail of Tears”?
Was there just one Trail of Tears?

Answer 31

-The Trail of Tears was the 116-day journey of the Indians removed from their land
-There where many trail of tears

Question 32

Where did the Indians get sent to when they were removal?
What where the conditions like where they where sent to?

Answer 32

-They were sent to a reservation in Oklahoma
-In Oklahoma, it was all flat lands, unlike the forests the Cherokee where used to. Also, they had to compete for resources with other tribes.

Question 33

What was the Blackhawk war and Seminole war?
Who was Osceola, what happened to him in the war?

Answer 33

-They were wars that U.S. troops had to fight to get rid of any Indians who refused to leave the land.
-Osceola was a Seminole Indian who fought against the U.S. troops to not be forced to leave his land.
-He would be imprisoned and died.