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staar chapter 12
Events that took place during Jacksons presidency
Question | Answer |
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What was Jacksonian Democracy? | The idea of spreading political power to all the people and ensuring majority rule. |
Who Was Jackson and what were his beliefs? | Andrew Jackson was a common man. He didn't want a national bank, wanted to move the Indians to resevered land, and get rid of the British troops that were still in America. |
What were Jackson's policies on Native Americans? | He forced treaties on the Indians, claimed their land, and moved them (by force) to new less fertile land. |
What was the Tariff of Abominations? | An 1828, law that raised tarrifs on raw materials and manufactured good; it upset Southerners who felt that economic interests of the Northeast were determinding national economic policy. |
Explain John C. Calhoun's idea of Nulification. | He was going to let the states be able to nulify (make void) the tarrif because he knew it wasn't fair to the southern states. |
Explain state's rights. | State's right are the ability to give power to each state to make laws. |