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62 Cards in this Set
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In the 1828 campaign, how was John Q. Adams described?
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a Harvard educated man whose father was the 2nd president
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political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824
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Democratic Party
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The name of Jackson's home is the ______
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Hermitage
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meeting where a political party selects its presidential and vice-presidential candidates; first held in the 1820's
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nominating conventions
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What was Jackson's nickname?
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Old Hickory
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How was Jackson described in the campaign?
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a war hero
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politicians practice of giving government jobs to their supporters
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spoils system
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area covering most of present-day Oklahoma to which most American Indians in the southeast were forced to move in the 1830s
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Indian Territory
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In the 1828 campaign, how was John Q. Adams described?
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a Harvard educated man whose father was the 2nd president
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What did journalists begin to call this time?
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Era of Good Feelings
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What effect did Jackson's veto have on the economy?
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led to inflation
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an 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee in their homeland of Georgia to Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of thousands of Cherokee
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Trail of Tears
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How did the Cherokee beleive that they could prevent conflicts with the settlers?
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by adopting the culture of white people
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Supreme Court ruling that the Cherokee Nation was a distinct territory over which only the federal government had authority; ignored by both President Jackson and the state of Georgia
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Worcester v. Georgia
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Congressional act that authorized the removal of American Indians who lived east of the Mississippi River
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Indian Removal Act
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Agreement that limited naval power on the Great Lakes to the U.S. and British Canada
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Rush-Bagot Agreement
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Nickname givin to a new tariff by southerners who opposed it
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Tariff of Abominations
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Which Cherokee developed the Indian writing system?
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Sequoya
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Financial crisis in the U.S. that led to an economic depression and weakened the Republican Party
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Panic of 1837
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What began to grow after the War of 1812?
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national pride
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why did the tariffs anger the southerners?
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it made their goods more expensive and also angered some south European trading partners
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Who was elected president in 1816?
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James Monroe
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What was Jackson's reaction to the Bank's charter renewal?
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he vetoed legislation
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Agreement in which Spain gave up all of Florida to the U.S.
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Adam-Onis Treaty
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Financial crisis in the U.S. that led to an economic depression and weakened the Republican Party
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Panic of 1837
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Name the 3 crisis's of Jackson's term
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1. nullification
2. veto of the Bank of the U.S. 3. Indian Removal |
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a dispute between South Carolina and the federal government in the late 1820's over the states' right to nullify, or cancel, an unpopular tariff
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Nullification Crisis
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Give 3 examples of how the Cherokees adopted many of the white man's culture in their life.
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they learned to read and write English, they created a government inspired by the U.S. Constitution,a bicameral council, and a court system, they developed an Indian writing system
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belief that the power of the federal government regarding the states is strictly limited
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states' rights
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Agreement between the U.S. and Great Britain that settled fishing rights and established new North American borders
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Convention of 1818
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The southern economy relied on ________ particularly______ exports.
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Agriculture; cotton
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which House would choose the president?
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House of Representatives
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President Andrew Jackson's group of informal advisors; so called because they sometimes met in the White House kitchen
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Kitchen Cabinet
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Who were the 4 candidates for President in 1824 and which section did they represent?
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1John Q. Adams-Northeast
2William Crawford-South 3Henry Clay-west 4Andrew Jackson-west |
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a hateful thing
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abomination
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canal that ran from Albany to Buffalo, New York; completed in 1825
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Erie Canal
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What effect did Jackson's veto have on the economy?
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led to inflation
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why was he not elected president?
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he did not get enough majority votes
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What did South Carolina threaten if force was used in the tariff question?
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they would withdraw from the Union
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In the early 1800s most Americans moved west looking for?
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land and opportunity
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to cancel
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nullify
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which one recieved the most popular votes?
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Jackson
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Political party formed by opponents of Andrew Jackson in 1834 who supported a strong legislature
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Whig Party
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it was this and not political parties that influenced the election of 1824
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sectional differences
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Who was elected president in 1834?
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Martin Van Buren
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What position in the house did Henry Clay hold?
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secretary of state
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first federal road project, construction did not permit the federal government to spend money on internal improvements
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Cumberland Road
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What was the engineering problem with building the Erie Canal? How was it solved?
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the land was hilly and they used locks
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what was the major regional conflict that arose in 1819?
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congress considered the applicatiion of Missouri to enter the Union
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what was the 'corrupt bargain'?
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Clay backed Adams, made him secretary of state, and a job was given as a result of a secret agreement
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Which form of transportation was the quickest, easiest, and cheapest?
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water
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section of a canal with large gates at either end that allowed boats to be let through by the rising and falling of water
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lock
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President James Monroe's statement forbidding further colonization in the Americas and declaring that the U.S. would view any attempt by a foreign country to colonize as a hostile act
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Monroe Doctrine
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Which section controlled the House of Representatives at this time?
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North
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What nickname was given to Henry Clay?
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Great Comprimiser
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What issue still divided the north and south?
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expansion of slavery to the west
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Who wrote the MIssouri Comprimise?
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Henry Clay
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In what year did Congress pass the MIssouri Comprimise?
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1820
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List the 3 parts of the Missouri Comprimise
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1. MIssouri would enter the Union as a slave state
2. Maine would enter as a free state 3. Louisiana purchase divides at 36° 30° line all lands north would be free except Missouri; lands south-slave |
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How did he use his influence?
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1
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Which part of the government would adding a new slave state affect the balance?
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The Senate
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Henry Clay's plan for raising tariffs to pay for internal improvements such as better roads and canals
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American System
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