Jacksonian America

Question 1

Jacksonian Democracy

Answer 1

Jackson first president to not come from a prominent family
Jackson only Florida Governor to also be president
Jackson is a man of the people (self made success)
Inauguration not of precedent Jackson has a big open house party at the white house
Jackson favors widening of democracy
Favors equality for the people to an extent
-Jackson owns slaves and dislikes Native Americans
Voting rules expanded
-Electoral vote is tied to popular vote

Question 2

Spoils System

Answer 2

Rewards for Jackson supporters

Fires government workers that support Adams and hires his supporters in place

Question 3

Return of Political Parties

Answer 3

Jackson supporters - Democrats
-Vann Burren creates the party and hires leaders so Jackson rewards him by electing him as Secretary of State
John C Calhoun is VP
Whigs - Second party that view Jackson as a dictator

Question 4

Calhoun and Tarrifs

Answer 4

South Carolina feels tarrifs hurt trade through Charleston
Call them the 1828 tarrif of abominations
South Carolina is threatening to succeed
Calhoun convinces them not to and suggests another solution - Nullification

Question 5

Nullification Crisis

Answer 5

Congress issues new tarrifs
South Carolina deems the tarrif unconstitutional
Jackson issues the Force Bill
-Allows Govt. to use military force against any state refusing to pay tarrifs
Henry Clay recommends Tarrif Compromise

Question 6

Indian Removal

Answer 6

Relocation of Native Americans west of Miss. river
Georgia working towards removing Cherokee
Cherokee take it to Supreme Court and win rights to the land
Jackson supports Georgia not the Cherokee
No true set policies
Congress passes Federal Indian Removal Act
Part of the act states that the tribes must agree to move west but the Govt appoints the Treaty Chiefs

Question 7

Indian Wars & Trail of Tears

Answer 7

Blackhawk War
-Chief who was moved from Illinois to Wisconsin refuses to move any further
-Illinois militia forms and ends up removing them from Wisconsin
2nd Seminole Indian War
-Osceola and Seminoles fight US military
-Driven into Everglades where they hold out for 7 years and still live today
Trail of Tears
-Majority of Cherokee tribe forced westward during winter where many die
-Some hold out in the Smokey Mountains where the still live today

Question 8

Bank War

Answer 8

2 factions
-Hard money people don’t like bank making paper money and giving credit
-Loose money people don’t like the banks having so much power
Jackson does not like national bank system and wants to get rid of it
-Calls treasury and tells them to pull all the Federal money
-1836 Bank Charter will end