Jacksonian Democracy, 1824-1844

Question 1

The election of 1824 earned this nickname because Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, but would eventually lose the presidency to John Quincy Adams in the House of Representatives.

Answer 1

Corrupt Bargain

Question 2

The Age of Jackson (Jacksonian Democracy) lasted from 1824-1844 and became known as what?

Answer 2

Age of the Common Man

Question 3

Who was the hero during the Age of Jackson?

Answer 3

The “self-made man”

Question 4

Jacksonian Democracy is known as the Age of the Common Man because of what dramatic change in American politics?

Answer 4

Expansion of white male suffrage (voting)

Question 5

Under Jacksonian Democracy, the winner of an election would place their supporters in government positions. What is the term for this?

Answer 5

Patronage (Spoils System)

Question 6

Andrew Jackson opposed and despised the special privileges of the industrialists and bankers, which he referred to as what?

Answer 6

Eastern elites

Question 7

Who became the 6th president of the United States when he won the election of 1824 (Corrupt Bargain)?

Answer 7

Pres. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)

Question 8

What name did this protective tariff of 1828 earn, which satisfied northern manufacturers but was hated in the South. John C. Calhoun of S. Carolina began his doctrine of nullification.

Answer 8

Tariff of Abominations (1828)

Question 9

What is the term used to describe the rejection of a federal law (act by Congress) by a state.

Answer 9

Nullification

Question 10

In 1828, the South Carolina and Exposition and Protest was written by this individual who argued that a state can nullify (reject) an act by Congress it considers unconstitutional.

Answer 10

John C. Calhoun

Question 11

Who won the rematch election of 1828 between Pres. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson?

Answer 11

Andrew Jackson

Question 12

The followers of Andrew Jackson during the election of 1828 became which party?

Answer 12

Democrats

Question 13

The followers of John Quincy Adams became which party? This party would later become the Whig Party.

Answer 13

Republicans

Question 14

Who became the 7th president of the United States and started the Age of the Common Man?

Answer 14

Pres. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)

Question 15

Andrew Jackson was the first president from the West. He did not have a college education, became a war hero, wealthy planter, and slaveowner. Andrew Jackson exemplified what respected characteristic of the time period?

Answer 15

Self-made man

Question 16

During the Age of Jackson, party nominating conventions would have who decide the party’s candidate instead of state legislatures or political party leaders?

Answer 16

Voters

Question 17

President Andrew Jackson relied more on his friends as unofficial advisors instead of his cabinet. What was this called?

Answer 17

Jackson’s “Kitchen Cabinet”

Question 18

Which affair led to the resignation of most of Jackson’s cabinet along with his Vice President John C. Calhoun?

Answer 18

Peggy Eaton Affair

Question 19

Because of the Peggy Eaton Affair, who became Jackson’s vice president and would later become president?

Answer 19

Martin Van Buren

Question 20

In 1830, this debate increased tensions and distrust between northern and southern states. Jackson was a believer in states’ rights, but firmly opposed nullification.

Answer 20

Webster-Hayne Debate

Question 21

In 1830, this act passed by Andrew Jackson forced Indians to resettle west of the Mississippi.

Answer 21

Indian Removal Act (1830)

Question 22

In 1831, this Supreme Court case upheld the rights of Cherokees to their tribal lands.

Answer 22

Worcester v. Georgia (1831)

Question 23

What was President Andrew Jackson’s response the John Marshall’s ruling in Worcester v. Georgia court case?

Answer 23

“John Marshall has made his decision: now let him enforce it”

Question 24

The removal of the Cherokees from their homeland to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) where thousands of them died became known as what?

Answer 24

The Trail of Tears (1831-1838)

Question 25

This is the theory that a state has the right to nullify any federal law that the state deems unconstitutional. John C. Calhoun was a leading supporter of this theory.

Answer 25

Nullification

Question 26

A new tariff in 1832 satisfied northern manufacturers, but the South opposed the protective tariff. South Carolina nullified the tariff, which became known as this crisis?

Answer 26

Nullification Crisis of 1832

Question 27

In 1832, S. Carolina nullified a law imposing tariffs. Jackson moved troops into S. Carolina to collect the tariff payments. This act allowed the president to do what is necessary to enforce federal laws (used the army).

Answer 27

Force Act (1832)

Question 28

What did Jackson veto in 1832 in which he believed that this supported special privileges and sparked another two-party system between the Democrats and Whigs?

Answer 28

Second Bank of the United States

Question 29

Supporters of Henry Clay and his American System became his party who hated Jackson. This party consisted of industrialists, merchants from the northeast. This party resembled the old Federalist Party.

Answer 29

Whigs

Question 30

This party led by Jackson believed in limited government, against the national bank, lower tariffs, and state’s rights.

Answer 30

Democrats

Question 31

The Lone Star Republic was established in 1835-1836 in what war?

Answer 31

Texas War of Independence

Question 32

Jackson opposed the admission of Texas into the Union after the Texas War of Independence, because he feared that it would ignite controversy over what?

Answer 32

Expansion of Slavery

Question 33

Who was against the expansion of slavery into western territories and who supported this expansion of slavery?

Answer 33

Northerners - Against expansion

Southerners - For expansion

Question 34

This act in 1836 prevented anyone in Congress to talk about slavery.

Answer 34

The Gag Rule

Question 35

In 1836, this made anyone purchasing Western lands pay with hard currency (gold and silver). This tried to prevent speculation and inflation.

Answer 35

Specie Circular

Question 36

Who became the 8th president of the U.S. by beating William Henry Harrison (Whig)? This individual was Jackson’s vice president.

Answer 36

Pres. Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)

Question 37

Who won the rematch election of 1840 between Pres. Martin Van Buren (Democrat) and William Henry Harrison (Whig) “Old Tippecanoe.”

Answer 37

Pres. William Henry Harrison (1941)

Question 38

Who was the first president to die in office?

Answer 38

William Henry Harrison

Question 39

Who became 10th president after William Henry Harrison died?

Answer 39

Pres. John Tyler (1841-1845)

Question 40

In 1843, which territory did settlers begin to migrate too?

Answer 40

Oregon Territory (Oregon Trail)