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How did John Q. Adams becone president? Explain that process. |
John Quincy Adams became president by defeating Jackson. Henry Clay threw support to Adams and he eventually won. He then named Clay Secretary of State. |
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Explain the Nullification Crisis. |
The nullification crisis is the debate over power between states and the federal government was fueled by the tariff debate. Congress passed a bill in 1828 that sharply increased tariffs. The tariffs hit south Carolina very hard and the states economy was in a slump. John Calhoun sympathized with South Carolina because he was from there and his solution was a doctrine of nullification. |
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Who was the first Democrat to be President? |
Jackson |
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What political party was John Quincy Adams apart as a part of? |
National Republicans |
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What is the name of the system of giving governmental jobs to your political supporters? |
The Spoils System |
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Which region was for tariffs? Why? |
New England b/c they didn't they could make everything on their own. |
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Which region was against tariffs? Why? |
The south b/c it was ruining their economy. |
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Who was John Calhoun? |
Jackson's VP and sympathized with SC during the nullification crisis. He wanted SC to stay in the union and he made the doctrine of nullification. |
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Who was Daniel Webster? |
One of the people who debated the doctrine of nullification. He spoke in favor of a strong union that was anti-nullification. |
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Explain how the Cherokee tribe assimilated? |
They owned prosperous farms and cattle ranches, owned newspapers and some of the children attended missionary school. |
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When the Cherokee appealed Jackson's removal policy to the Supreme Court, what happened? |
They won the case but Georgia and Jackson ignored John Marshall's ruling. |
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Explain the Trail of Tears. Include who moved, where they moved from and where did they go, how many went, and how many died? |
In 1838, federal troops, led by General Winfield Scott forced 16000 Cherokees into camps. They took people from their houses with only the clothes they wore. Many became ill and 4,000 died. Some soldiers considered it murder. |
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In 1837, too many banks are giving loans to people who couldn't pay them back. The state banks were also printing too much money. These factors caused..... |
The panic of 1837 |
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America's first depression happened in what year? Who got blamed? Who deserved more of the blame than him? |
1837. Van Buren got blamed but Jackson deserved it more. |
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Who was Nicholas Biddle? |
President of the Second Bank of the United States. |
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Why did Jackson see his bank was corrupt? |
B/c it had too much power. |
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What did the Whig Party oppose? |
The concentration of power in a chief executive. |
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Why did the Whigs nominate William Harrison for president? |
Because of his military record and lack of strong political views. |
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Mr. Dennis has called Andrew Jackson one of the USA's most racist presidents. Do you agree or disagree? Support your opinion with facts. |
I agree because Andrew Jackson called the Indians children. He made the Indian Treaty commissioner and believed the government could regulate where the Native Americans lived. He view them as conquered people inside the US and said they had to assimilate or move west. He didn't believe they could have their own government within the US borders. |
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What is inflation? |
The increase in prices and the decrease in the value of the money. |
