The presidency of Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)

Question 1

Andrew Jackson was the first “_______” as president

Answer 1

common man

Question 2

Andrew Jackson was born ______ uneducated and from______

Answer 2

was born poor uneducated and from the west

Question 3

Jackson split the democratic-Republican party and led to the formation to the _______ party

Answer 3

Democratic

Question 4

Jackson returned to the policy of……

Answer 4

States rights, protection of liberty and westward expantion

Question 5

Andrew Jackson greatly expanded what power?

Answer 5

Presidential power

Question 6

when Jackson enterd office, what did he encourage the use of?

Answer 6

the spoils system

Question 7

what was the spoils system?

Answer 7

Jackson removed bureaucrats from previous government positions and replaced them with his own loyal party members (the act of giving government jobs to the common people)

Question 8

the spoils system was seen as very ….?

Answer 8

Democratic, but eventually led to courruption

Question 9

how many terms did Andrew Jackson serve?

Answer 9

two

Question 10

what were the 3 main conflicts Jackson had during his presidency ?

Answer 10

Indian removal, Nullification Crisis, and the bank war

Question 11

what was in the way of Americans moving west?

Answer 11

Indians

Question 12

what was in Georgia?

Answer 12

Gold

Question 13

what is the name of the land that the government tried to take from the Indians?

Answer 13

Cherokee lands

Question 14

what was the Cherokee v.s. Georgia case?

Answer 14

the Cherokee (Indians) sued the supreme court and won

Question 15

although the Indians won the rights to their land, Andrew Jackson signed the ……

Answer 15

Indian removal act

Question 16

what was the Indian removal act?

Answer 16

it forced all Indian tribes to relocate west of the Mississippi

Question 17

the US army forced the Indians west on the ……

Answer 17

“trail of tears”

Question 18

what caused an obvious tension between the north and south?

Answer 18

Tariffs

Question 19

what was the tension between the north and south called?

Answer 19

Sectionalism

Question 20

why did northern states favor tariffs?

Answer 20

they favored tariffs because they profited when people bough more manufactured goods

Question 21

why did southern states oppose tariffs?

Answer 21

they opposed them because, the tariff made goods more expensive and led to European tariffs on cotton

Question 22

who was Jackson vice president?

Answer 22

Calhoun

Question 23

Calhoun threatened that south Carolina would ___ the “unfair federal tax

Answer 23

nullify (ignore)

Question 24

What was the force bill?

Answer 24

A bill that was used to enforce the tariff on the southern states

Question 25

What happened when Henry Clay introduced a lower tariff?

Answer 25

It relieved sectional tensions

Question 26

What did the states use to argue that secession from the union was possible ?

Answer 26

“States rights”

Question 27

What was the compromise of 1833?

Answer 27

When Henry clay lowered the tariff on northern goods to please southern states during the nullification crisis

Question 28

Jackson thought the __________ was unconstitutional and gave too much __________ to the elite

Answer 28

Bank of the US (BUS), Power

Question 29

3 times Jackson “over stepped” at president

Answer 29

Spoils system , Indian removal act , stand against states rights strengthened the power of the president.

Question 30

What party was created to restore the two party system?

Answer 30

the Whigs

Question 31

Who supported the re chartering of the BUS?

Answer 31

Henry Clay and bank manager Nicolas Biddle

Question 32

After letting the BUS expire, what did Jackson do with all of the money?

Answer 32

Jackson put it in 23 “pet” state banks

Question 33

With out the BUS, banking went ____________ and the economy when into a number of “_____________”

Answer 33

Unregulated, panics (depressions)

Question 34

Who wrote the Monroe doctrine?

Answer 34

John Quincy Addams

Question 35

What was the meaning of the Whigs name?

Answer 35

It refers to the “English Whigs” who were opposed to absolute monarchy