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Jackson Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was the Democratic Party founded? | Between the 1824 and 1828 presidential elections. |
| Who did the Democratic Party consist of? | Commoners and the poor. |
| Who did Jackson run against in the Election of 1824? | Henry Clay, William Crawford, and John Quincy Adams |
| Who won the 1824 Election? | John Quincy Adams |
| How did Jackson win the 1828 Election? | Lots of support from commoners. |
| What is the spoils system? | Rewarding political supporters with government jobs. |
| What is a tariff? | A tax imposed by the government on goods from other countries. |
| What state did not support tariffs? | South Carolina. |
| What region did support the tariffs? | The Northern States. |
| 2 issues with the Bank of the United States: | Supported wealthy eastern depositors at expense of farmers and workers. Bank stood in the way for capitalists in the West. |
| What was the Supreme Court's stance on the Bank of the United States? | Thought that the Bank was constitutional. |
| What was the Trail of Tears? | The removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory. |
| When did the Trail of Tears occur? | 1838-1839 |
| What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830? | The act that allowed the president to make treaties in which American Indians traded their land for land in the Great Plains. |
| What did the Supreme Court say about the Indian Removal Act? | Said that Indians had the right to keep their lands. |
| Who were the Five Civilized Tribes? | The Creek, the Cherokee, the Chickasaw, the Choctaw, and the Seminole Indians. |
| Why were they called the Five Civilized Tribes? | They could read and write. They had their own alphabet, newspaper, and constitution. Many were farmers. |
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