US History Midterm Flashcards
What is Corrupt Bargain?
Jackson is elected into the presidential position
Wife dies after he’s elected
Officially sworn in during April
Invites all of his supporters to the White House
Drunken brawls break out
The upper elites are terrified
Began in 1824
Who was Henry Clay?
Great Compromiser
Postpone war between North and South
Had a large effect on the topic of slavery
Ran multiple times for the presidency and lost
Who were the Jacksonian Democrats?
Andrew Jackson’s supporters
Individual liberty
Guardians of the Constitution
Economic democracy
What was the Tariff of Abominations?
Raised rates on manufactured goods
Angered the South
Felt it only benefited the North
Almost triggered the Civil War
What was the Peggy Eaton Affair?
Wives of the cabinet members
The wives refused to associate with John Eaton’s wife based on previous rumors
Weakened the Jackson Administration
What was the Spoils System?
Roman term
“Be My People”
I won, I have permission to hand out jobs
Jackson fires everyone who chose not to vote for him
Van Buren is currently secretary of state
What was the Kitchen Cabinet?
Jackson’s unofficial group of advisors
Fired his previous cabinet in fear of controversy
John C. Calhoun
Supported War of 1812
Secretary of War, Vice President to Jackson
Strong Democrat
What was the Nullification Theory and Crisis?
SC nullified a tariff that supported the North
Friction between state and national authority
Almost triggered the beginning of the Civil War
Jackson and Calhoun fight over this
review over federal law
tension builds in the White house
What was the Hayne Webster Debate?
Hayne: Argued states ratified the constitution to have control over it
tariff is ruining half the country
If feds. have this much power then we’ll have to bow to it
WEBSTER: Argues that the people ratified the states
Can’t leave because the people created it
1832 Calhoun resigns from VP, argues for secession from US by the SC
What was the Force Bill?
Go to SC to force them back in
Compromise- Congress agrees
Allowed President to use military force against states that didn’t comply to tariffs
Trail of Tears
10,000 American Indians
US Army moved them west and used the army against those resisting
3,500 Creeks died on their way west
The President needed more land so he chose to remove the Native Americans
Marshall Court
What was Muccoluch v. Maryland?
Congress charted the Bank of the US in 1816
In 1818 Maryland passed a law to press taxes on the bank
McCulloch, cashier of the bank, refused to pay
Maryland could not tax instruments of the national government
What was Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia?
Cherokee Nation was a separate political entity
They could not be regulated by the state
Georgia’s license law was overturned
Worchester’s conviction was overturned
Who was Nicholas Biddle?
Country’s first central banker
❊Helped lead the banks to the Panic of 1837
His loan restrictions tightened the money supply
What were Pet Banks?
State-run banks
More power because they were loyal to President Jackson
Through spoils system, Jackson killed the Bank of the United States
Took the money from there and placed it in state banks
What was Specie Circular?
Executive order issued by President Jackson
Payment for public lands could not be paid in paper money
Everything for public lands must be paid in gold or silver
He used gold and silver because it was considered hard currency
Paper money was considered soft currency so hard currency was a safer bet
