unit 5 deck 4 DO LAST Flashcards
When was the Democratic Party started? Who formed it?
In 1828, Andrew Jackson formed it after losing the election.
1824 election: All republicans only republicans (Good feelings era)
john quincy adams electoral vote
and andrew jackson popular vote
Henry clay none
Who is president?
Decided by house of reps
Speaker of house : Henry clay
Henry clay and john quincy adams both hate Andrew so they meet and henry says he can ask the house to vote for him and John Adans says Henry can be the secretary of state,
Andrew and fans were super mad so they made Jacksonian democracy.
What is the spoils system?
Practice of rewarding government jobs to political supporters.
What is a tariff?
taxes on goods from other countries
What is the nullification crises?
Jackson proposed higher tariffs on imported goods
He hoped to promote domestic manufacturing
Northern states liked higher tariffs
Southerns did NOT:
Would hurt trade with other countries
Higher tariffs could discourage trade with other countries
South said tariffs were unconstitutional
President sympathized with south and lowered tariffs in 1832
Vice President John C. Calhoun encouraged southerners to declare the tariffs illegal
South Carolina threatened to secede
Eventually SC backed down
Why did President Jackson want to destroy the Bank of the US?
Bank partly owned by the Federal government
Jackson thought that it benefited eastern, wealthy depositors
Jackson later vetoed the renewal of the bank charter
Eventually the bank fell apart for nearly a century
What type of bank did President Jackson prefer?
He would prefer a bank that was constitutional and would loan any person. No matter where they were.
Did President Jackson ignore a Supreme Court decision? Which one?
President Jackson ignored this ruling and supported Georgia’s efforts to forcibly remove Indigenous people. The court ruling he ignored was the second in 1832 that was:
The Supreme Court reversed this decision in Worcester v. Georgia, stating that only the federal government had the authority to negotiate with Indigenous groups and that states could not act with that authority. (You have rights.)
Why would indigenous groups want to adopt some of the ways of the white settlers?
They would keep their land and assimilate because the walk would be very far and they wanted to stay on their land.
Why did Congress and President Jackson want to remove Indigenous people from their homelands?
He wanted to expand the land of the U.S for white settlement and westward expansion.
What was the ruling from the Supreme Court on the Indian Removal Act?
In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, the Court said in 1831 that the Cherokee Nation could not be protected from encroachment or regulations by the state of Georgia. The Cherokee had previously signed a treaty with the United States government but the Court ruled they were not a foreign state. (You are on your own.)
The next year, the Supreme Court reversed this decision in Worcester v. Georgia, stating that only the federal government had the authority to negotiate with Indigenous groups and that states could not act with that authority. (You have rights.)
What was the reaction by President Jackson towards the Supreme Court decision?
He didn’t think that they should have that right. President Jackson ignored this ruling and supported Georgia’s efforts to forcibly remove Indigenous people. (I don’t care about your rights.)
What is the Trail of Tears?
Began in 1831 and ended in 1838
Peoples from the Cherokee, Muscogee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes
Forced at gunpoint
Traveled over a 1000 miles to present day Oklahoma
General Scott and his soldiers rounded up the Cherokee people into large prison camps called stockades
At least 3000 died along the journey
Which group of people were most negatively impacted by the administration of President Jackson?
Peoples from the Cherokee, Muscogee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes
traveled over 1000 miles.
Exploring the Essential Question: How did President Jackson impact democracy?
Be prepared with a five sentence response on the test.
Consequently Jackson was a president that wanted power. As a result He moved thousands of Indigenous people to new lands. He made a very important bank be ruined. And he highered taxes on imported goods so people would buy American goods. This matters because all of these actions were wrong and not the best for our country and hurt many people that didn’t
