Jackson Flashcards
Who were the candidates for 1824?
Clay, Crawford, Jackson, and Adams.
What were the results of the election of 1824?
Jackson had the most votes, but not over 50%.
What did Henry Clay do in the election of 1824?
When the House was voting, Clay told his supporters to vote for Adams. Adams won.
What was the “Corrupt Bargain?”
The corrupt bargain was the name of what happened when Clay told his supporters to vote for Adams, and Adams put Clay in the Cabinet. This corrupted the election, hence corrupt bargain.
What happened to the Democratic Republicans?
They broke up to form the Democrats and National Republicans.
Who were the Democrats?
The supporters of Jackson.
Who were the National Republicans?
The supporters of Adams.
Who were the candidates for the election of 1828?
They were Jackson and Adams.
What was “mudslinging” in the election of 1828?
Mudslinging was when the Democrats and National Republicans would through insults at each other just to boost their party.
What is the difference between a caucus and a nominating convention?
A nomination convention is a convention to elect a president. A caucus is where votes are cast for the president.
What was the suffrage of the election of 1828?
Jackson’s wife died.
What were the results of the election of 1828?
Jackson won.
What was Jackson’s nickname?
Old hickory
Who were the rich and well born supporting?
They supported National Republicans.
Who was the common man supporting?
The democrats.
What was the spoils system?
Jackson’s way of rewarding his government workers.
What was a civil servant?
Someone who had made their life in the US government.
What was the “Kitchen Cabinet?”
Jackson’s friend who he listened to instead of the Cabinet. They met in the kitchen, hence kitchen cabinet.
What does nullification mean?
To nullify means to ignore, or render useless.
What was the tariff of 1832?
A law that stated that all imported goods would be slightly more expensive than US goods.
Who supported the tariff? Who did not support the tariff?
The north supported it, the south did not.
Which state wanted to secede?
South Carolina did.
Why did South Carolina want to secede?
They were against the tariff, and they were arguing for their state rights.
What are states rights?
The right that a state can declare their own laws or nullify a law.
What was John C. Calhoun’s reaction to South Carolina’s secession movement?
He led the movement, saying it should be nullified.
What was the Force Bill?
A bill that stated that Jackson could use the army to enforce the tariff.
What was the compromise tariff?
Created by Clay, the compromise tariff lowered the tariffs.
What was the problem with the Bank of the US?
It corrupted the elections and anything else that could be skewed with money.
Who was Nicholas Biddle?
He was the President of the US Bank.
What were the pet banks?
The banks of the states, controlled by Nicholas Biddle. They were called pet banks because they did what Biddle wanted, skewing everything even more.
Who were the Whigs?
The supporters of the bank.
What did Henry Clay do to the election of 1832?
He proposed a bill that would extend the Bank of the US’s lifetime by 4 years.
How did the Whigs try to defeat Jackson?
If Jackson vetoed the bank extension bill, the upperclass would be angry. If he didn’t, the common people would be angry. Jackson vetoed, knowing there were less upperclass than common. Jackson won the election, and the bank was defeated.
What did Martin Van Buren do after the bank was destroyed?
He tried to fix the economical problems that the bank held together.
What was the panic of 1837?
After the bank was gone, all the people rushed to get their money out as fast as possible. They failed.
What was the Depression?
The economy had a major depression due to the loss of money resulting from the bank’s destruction.
What was the Trail of Tears?
The Trail of Tears was the path that the Indians walked after being forced out of their homes.
Why were the 5 Civilized Tribes called that?
They had adopted “white customs,” and were considered modern.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
An act that removed the Indians from their homes in the US.
What did the Seminoles and Osceola do during the Indian Removal Act?
They fought eviction for 10 years.
What was the Supreme Court’s decision on the Cherokees?
It was ruled that they can stay.
What did Chief Justice John Marshal do?
He stated that the Indians had a right to their land.
