The Jackson Era

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The Jackson Era

• Chapter 11
• Review

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Who were the four candidates who ran for
President in 1824? Where were they from?

• John Quincy Adams, New England
• Henry Clay, Kentucky
• Andrew Jackson, Tennessee
• William Crawford, The South

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Who won the popular vote for election in 1824?

• Andrew
• Jackson

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How did John Quincy Adams end up president?

• Henry Clay gave Adams his electoral votes to give
  him the majority.

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In what ways did Adams try to increase government
control?

• Wanted a stronger navy
• Wanted government to fund scientific expeditions

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Why did Americans not support Adams programs?

• The objected to spending money on them and feared
  that the federal government would become too
  powerful.

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What two political parties had emerged and who
did they support in the Election of 1828?

• Democratic-Republicans who supported Andrew
  Jackson
• National Republicans who supported Adams

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What new elements were introduced to politics in
the Campaign of 1828?

• Mudslinging tactics
• Election slogans, rallies, buttons and events

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Who won the election of 1828?

• Andrew Jackson

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What restriction was lifted in the eastern states
that increased suffrage in the 1820s 1830s?

• The requirement to own land in order to vote

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Who did not get the right to vote?

• Native Americans
• African Americans
• Women

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How did Democrats bring democracy into government?

• Open up government jobs from all walks of life

How did they do this?

• By creating the spoils system and giving
  supporters jobs

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In what war and battle did Jackson win national
fame?

• War of 1812
• Battle of New Orleans

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What was Jacksons nickname?

• Old Hickory

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Why did the 1828 tariff issue cause sectional
differences?

• The North wanted it to protect and encourage
  American business.
• The South hated it and called it the Tariff of
  Abominations as it raised the prices goods

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What was the Tariff of Abominations?

• A protective tax placed on foreign goods

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What right did the Southern states say they had
in response to the Tariff laws?

• That states can nullify federal laws that go
  against states interests

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What is nullification?

• The idea that a state can declare a federal law
  illegal

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Who is the leader for the Southern States?

• John C. Calhoun

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How did Jackson respond to the issue of
Nullification?

• He supported the Union over states rights

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Section TwoConflicts Over Land
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Who created a written alphabet for the Cherokee?

• Sequoyah

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What kind of economy did the Five Civilized
Tribes have?

• Farming society economies

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Who were the Five Civilized Tribes?

• Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw and Choctaw

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Why did Jackson and other Americans want the
Indians to move west of the Mississippi?

• To clear the land for white settlement

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Why didnt the Whites just move west instead of
wanting the Indians lands in the East?

• The area west of the Mississippi seemed
  unsuitable for farming

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What law was passed that forced them to move?

• The Indian Removal Act in 1830

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What was established for the Indians to move to?

• Indian Territory

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Which tribe refused to accept a treaty and move?

• The Cherokee

How did they fight the government trying to force
them to move?
They sued the state government and took the case
to the Supreme Court and won, but Jackson did not
support the Courts decision
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The forced march of the Cherokee west was known
as what?

• Trail of Tears

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Which Eastern group of Native Americans
successfully resisted removal?

• The Seminole in Florida

Who helped them fight a war with the United
States?
African Americas who had runaway to escape slavery
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Section ThreeJackson and the Bank
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Why did Jackson and most Democrats not like the
Bank?

• They believed it was unconstitutional and gave
  the federal government too much power.
• Jackson also did not like Nicholas Biddle

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Why did Jacksons opponents push for the renewal
of the Bank of the United States early?

• They wanted to use the bank issue to defeat
  Jackson in the next election in 1832.

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Who did the Democratic Republicans ask to run for
President in 1836?

• Vice-President Martin van Buren

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Who ran against Jackson in the 1832 election and
van Buren in the 1836 election?

• Henry Clay

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What political party formed made up of former
National Republicans and anti-Jackson forces?

• The Whigs

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What was the Panic of 1837?

• A severe economic depression

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What were the causes of the Panic of 1837?

• Large amount of loans for land speculation and to
  Cotton farmers
• The printing of too much paper money

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What was Van Burens response to the Panic?

• Tried to set up a more stable banking system
• Cut White House expenses

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Who did the Whigs run for President and Vice
President in the Election of 1840?

• William Henry Harrison and John Tyler

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Who became the first vice-President to succeed a
President who died in office?
John Tyler
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How did Tyler disappoint the Whigs?

• Supported states rights
• Vetoed Whig bills, including the recharter of the
  Bank of the United States