Jacksonian Democracy, 1824-1844 Flashcards
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.
Corrupt Bargain
The Age of Jackson (Jacksonian Democracy) lasted from 1824-1844 and became known as what?
Age of the Common Man
Who was the hero during the Age of Jackson?
The “self-made man”
Jacksonian Democracy is known as the Age of the Common Man because of what dramatic change in American politics?
Expansion of white male suffrage (voting)
Under Jacksonian Democracy, the winner of an election would place their supporters in government positions. What is the term for this?
Patronage (Spoils System)
Andrew Jackson opposed and despised the special privileges of the industrialists and bankers, which he referred to as what?
Eastern elites
Who became the 6th president of the United States when he won the election of 1824 (Corrupt Bargain)?
Pres. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
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.
Tariff of Abominations (1828)
What is the term used to describe the rejection of a federal law (act by Congress) by a state.
Nullification
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.
John C. Calhoun
Who won the rematch election of 1828 between Pres. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson?
Andrew Jackson
The followers of Andrew Jackson during the election of 1828 became which party?
Democrats
The followers of John Quincy Adams became which party? This party would later become the Whig Party.
Republicans
Who became the 7th president of the United States and started the Age of the Common Man?
Pres. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
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?
Self-made man
During the Age of Jackson, party nominating conventions would have who decide the party’s candidate instead of state legislatures or political party leaders?
Voters