protective tariff

Question 1

protective tariff

Answer 1

tax on foreign goods to help protect American industry

Question 2

corrupt bargain”

Answer 2

“unfair deal” made between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams in the election of 1824

Question 3

Democrats

Answer 3

Political party formed by Jackson and his supporters in the 1800’s

Question 4

Whigs

Answer 4

Political party formed by John Quincy Adams and his supporters to oppose the Democrats

Question 5

Inauguration

Answer 5

Ceremony at which a president officially takes office

Question 6

Spoils System

Answer 6

System of rewarding political supporters with government jobs

Question 7

Tariff

Answer 7

Tax on goods imported from foreign countries

Question 8

Abomination

Answer 8

Something that is hated

Question 9

Tariff of Abominations

Answer 9

Name given by Southerners to a high tariff passed by Congress in 1828

Question 10

Nullify

Answer 10

To cancel a law

Question 11

Secede

Answer 11

To break away from a country and form a separate government

Question 12

Force Bill

Answer 12

Bill proposed by Jackson that would use the military to force South Carolina to obey the tariff law

Question 13

Bank War

Answer 13

Disagreement between Jackson and the Whig party over whether the national bank should be renewed

Question 14

Pet Banks

Answer 14

Nickname given to the state banks that Jackson put the national bank money into

Question 15

Indian Removal Act

Answer 15

Law passed by Jackson that forced Native Americans in the southeast to move west of the Mississippi River

Question 16

Trail of Tears

Answer 16

Name given to the trip Native Americans were forced to take to their new land in the West