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Chapter 12 Review
The Age of Jackson
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jacksonian Democracy | The idea of spreading political power to all the people, not just the wealthy and elite. |
| Spoils System | The practice of winning candidates giving government jobs to political supporters. |
| Indian Removal Act | This 1830 act called for the government to negotiate treaties that would require Native Americans to relocate west. |
| Indian Territory | Present-day Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska to which Native Americans were moved under the Indian Removal Act. |
| Trail of Tears | The tragic journey of the Cherokee people from their homeland to Indian Territory between 1828 - 1839 when thousands of Cherokee died. |
| Tariff of Abominations | An 1828 law that raised taxes on goods imported from other countries. |
| Doctrine of Nullification | The right of a state to nullify or reject a federal law that it considers unconstitutional. |
| Webster-Hayne Debate | An 1830 debate between Daniel Webster and Robert Hayne over the Doctrine of Nullification (does a state have a right to disobey a federal law) |
| Secession (Secede) | To withdraw from the United States or Union. |
| Inflation | An increase in prices and a decrease in the value of money. |
| Panic of 1837 | A financial crisis in which banks closed and the credit system collapsed. |
| Why was Andrew Jackson called "The man of the people"? | He was the first president not from a wealthy, influential family. He could relate to the common man. |
| How was the election of 1824 unique? | Jackson won the popular vote but failed to win a majority of electoral votes. |
| How was the presidential election of 1824 decided? | By the House of Representatives after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes. |
| When Jackson complained of "a corrupt bargain" what was he referring to? | The presidential election of 1824 when he received a majority of the popular vote but the House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams to be president. |
| How does history describe Jackson's inauguration after his 1828 election to the presidency? | Wild, rowdy, and chaotic |
| Who was president at the time of the Indian Removal Act? | Andrew Jackson |
| What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act? | To remove Native Americans from their land east of the Mississippi River. |
| Which tribe's journey to Indian Territory became known as the Trail of Tears? | The Cherokee |
| What is a tariff? | A tax on goods imported from other countries. |
| What does nullify mean? | To declare something "null and void". To make no use of or cancel/reject. |
| Why did the South dislike the Tariff of Abominations? | They felt it hurt their economy while benefitting the North, and felt the interests of the North was influencing national policies. |
| What topic was debated in the Webster-Hayne Debate? | The Doctrine of Nullification....does a state have the right to disobey or reject a federal law. |
| What did South Carolina threaten to do if the Tariff of Abominations was enforced? | To nullify the law, to build their own army, and to secede from the United States. |
| What was President Jackson's view of the national bank? | He felt it had too much power and only benefitted the wealthy. |
| How did Jackson "kill" the bank? | He vetoed its charter and deposited government funds in state banks rather than the national bank. |
| What happened during the Panic of 1837? | Banks went out of business, factories closed, people lost their jobs, the country entered into a depression. |
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