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16 Cards in this Set
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Which social group was most likely to support Andrew Jackson's campaign for the presidency? |
the common man |
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Which social group made of the majority of Republicans? Of the Democrats? |
Republicans - wealthy landowners Democrats - founded by Jackson's supporters after the election of 1824 (made up of the average guy) |
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What is the spoils system? |
the name given to President Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs |
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What is the name for a tax on goods imported from outside the United States? |
a tariff |
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What was the nullification crisis? Why did South Carolina threaten to secede? |
The southerners objected to the tariff, so they nullified the law. South Carolina threatened to secede because they thought the tariff violated their rights as a state. |
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What was really being tested during the nullification crisis? |
Whether or not individual states had the right to override federal laws. |
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Jackson was very much opposed to the national bank. Who challenged his opinion? |
Henry Clay |
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Why was Jackson so opposed to the national bank? |
Jackson firmly believed the National Bank favored the wealthy at the expense of the farmers and workers. |
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The federal government definitely needed a place to store money. Where did Jackson think the nation's money should be kept? |
Jackson believed government money should be deposited in smaller, state banks. |
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What was Jackson's reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling that the National Bank was constitutional? |
He ignored it. |
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List the "Five Civilized Tribes." Why were they given this nickname? |
Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole They had adopted the white man's way of life. |
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Because the United States wanted to expand agriculture westward, they passed laws that supported the removal of ____. |
American Indians from their homelands. |
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What was the Supreme Court's interpretations of the Indian Removal Act? |
The supreme court ruled that the tribes could choose to remain on their lands. Jackson ignored this, too. |
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Why was the Indian Removal Act of 1830 passed? |
The intention of the act was to make it legal for the president to make treaties with the Native Americans to trade their land for land in the Great Plains. |
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What do we call the forced removal of the Cherokees from their land in Georgia? |
The Trail of Tears |
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Which groups benefitted most from Jackson's presidency? Which groups were most negatively affected? |
The average white man benefitted most. American Indians were most negatively affected> |
