Questions/Words to Know

Question 1

Suffrage

Answer 1

• Voting rights expanded to more white men (did not require landownership)
• Helped Jackson win elections by appealing to the “common man.”

Question 2

Was the Spoils System an acceptable practice?

Answer 2

✅ Supporters: Said it gave more people a chance to participate in government

❌ Critics: Argued it led to corruption & unqualified people getting jobs

Question 3

Tariff of Abominations (1828)

Answer 3

• High tax on imports that helped Northern industries but hurt Southern farmers
• Led to the Nullification Crisis

Question 4

Nullification Crisis (1832-1833)

Answer 4

• South Carolina declared the Tariff of Abominations unconstitutional & threatened secession (leaving the U.S.)
• Jackson responded by passing the Force Bill, allowing him to use the military to enforce federal laws

Question 5

Secession

Answer 5

• The idea that states could leave the U.S.
• South Carolina threatened to secede over tariffs but compromised

Question 6

Why does Jackson veto (cancel) the bill to renew the Second Bank of the United States?

Answer 6

❌ He believed it favored the wealthy and hurt the “common man.”

❌ Thought it was unconstitutional and gave too much power to elites

✅ Instead: He withdrew government funds & put them into state banks (“pet banks”)

Question 7

Indian Territory

Answer 7

Land west of the Mississippi River (modern-day Oklahoma) where Native Americans were relocated

Question 8

Bureau of Indian Affairs (1836)

Answer 8

• Government agency created to oversee Native American removal & relations
• Often failed to protect Native American rights

Question 9

List 4 tribes that were sent to Indian Territory

Answer 9

1. Cherokee
2. Creek
3. Chickasaw
4. Choctaw

Question 10

What was the Supreme Court’s ruling on Worcester v. Georgia and what was Jackson’s response?

Answer 10

Jackson’s response: Ignored the ruling and forced the removal anyway, saying:

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