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27 Cards in this Set
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The Civil War began with this event (the Union surrenders)
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Battle of Fort Sumter
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Saying negative things/insulting your opponent in an election
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Mudslinging
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* "Common Man"
* Inauguration party was that of the movie Animal House * He couldn't spell well * "Old Hickory" * Democratic-Republican party was only national political party during his election * John Q. Adams & Henry Clay teamed up against him |
Andrew Jackson
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List the 5 tribes Jackson wanted REMOVED east of the Mississippi River
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Creek, Choctaw, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Seminoles
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Indian tribe in Florida; eventually removed by Jackson
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Seminoles
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Leader of the Cherokee Nation who put up resistance to Jackson but failed
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John Ross
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March by Cherokee Indians approx. 2200 mi to Oklahoma after signing treaty for their removal at the Capitol
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Trail of Tears
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Reward of a good job position for loyal party membership
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Spoils System
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Jacksonian Democracy is associated with what "age"?
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Age of the "Common Man"/Democracy
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* First language was Dutch
* Credited for phrase "OK" [Old Kinderhook mansion] * "magician" "silver fox" * First president born in the US * Caroline Affair [Canada border] not dealt with by him |
Van Buren
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Federal government puts high tariffs on imported goods in S. Carolina, S. Carolina passes an ordinance which nullifies federal tariffs, S. Carolina thinks about leaving Union, new/lower tariff put into place & S.C. content with it
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South Carolina Tariff Crisi
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* Alexander Hamilton establishes this banking system
* Jackson opposes it in his presidency Name of banking system? |
Bank of the United States [BUS]
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Which social class did the BUS favor?
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Wealthy/Elite
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Which president had to deal with the Panic of 1837?
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Van Buren
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This man was HIGHLY against tariffs in S. Carolina
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John C. Calhoun
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* Expansion of vote (franchise)
* Egalitarianism * Aggressive Nationalism * Pro-slavery |
Characteristics of Jacksonian Democracy
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Whig candidate who captured the image of the "common man" as a man with hard cider and a log cabin
Campaign slogan: Tippecanoe and Tyler too! |
William Henry Harrison
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* Political patronage/Spoils Sys.
* States' rights v. Federal government * Anti-intellectual tone/The Donkey |
Characteristics of Jacksonian Democracy
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* "Dark Horse" candidate; dark horse meaning one who achieved unexpected support and success
* Was all about expanding; manifest destiny * "Young Hickory" |
James K. Polk
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Polk, "We will go to war to obtain Oregon Country!"
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"54-40" or fight
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President that accomplishes against ALL oppositions, EVERYTHING he set out to do!
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James K. Polk
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Where gold was first discovered in California
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Sutter Fort
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What motivated folks to the move westward?
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land fever and opportunity
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With whom did the US struggle for control of the Oregon Country?
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Britain
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What was the Lone Star Republic?
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Texas [Texan-Americans]
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Lands acquired in Guadeloupe-Hidalgo treaty
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CA NV UT AZ TX (Texas consisted of then, now - KS, CO, WY, OK, NM)
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Mormons settled where?
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Salt Lake City, UT
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