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Soc St, Ch 11
Jacksonian Democracy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which president's popularity with the "common man" changed politics? | Andrew Jackson |
| As their symbol in the election of 1840, the Whigs adopted the _______ to make Harrison appear to be "a Man of the People." | log cabin |
| Who were the only Native Americans who successfully resisted their removal? | Seminole |
| Who won the 1824 presidential election? | John Quincy Adams |
| Making surprise attacks and then retreating back into the forests and swamps is using... | guerrilla tactics |
| The Cherokee Trail of Tears began in... | Georgia |
| Andrew Jackson's supporters replaced caucuses with... | nominating conventions |
| An estimated 4,000 Cherokee died during the removal known to the Cherokee themselves as... | Trail Where They Cried |
| The practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters became known as... | the Spoils System |
| The only Americans allowed to vote in 1824 and 1828 were.. | white men |
| Which president was raised in poverty? | Andrew Jackson |
| The 1824 presidential election was decided... | in the House of Representatives |
| "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it." Jackson is said to have made the remark quoted here about the Supreme Court decision in which case? | Worcestor v. Georgia |
| President Jackson believed that the Bank of the United States ... | favored the rich |
| The area called Indian Territory that was ceded to the Native Americans after their forced migration is what present-day state? | Oklahoma |
| When the government's position did not change, which group sued the state of Georgia? | the Cherokee |
| Which act allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west? | Indian Removal Act |
| Opponents of nullification felt that nullification would destroy the _______. | Union |
| Northern factory owners were generally (against/in favor) or tariffs. | in favor |
| In the Elections of 1828, _______ was elected by a landslide. | Jackson |
| Jackson was (not if favor/in favor) of relocating Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi River. | in favor |
| The Supreme Court ruled that the state of Georgia had no right to try to force the ________ to relocate. | Cherokee |
| Due to high demand and easterners speculating in western land, land prices ________. | soared |
| John C. Calhoun believed it was a state's right to nullify a federal law if it was against a state's _______. | interest |
| Under the Jackson administration, our political system became more _______. | democratic |
| Andrew Jackson was a ___________ before becoming president. | common man |
| Most Cherokee refused to obey their relocation treaty saying a small group that signed the treaty did not represent _________. | the whole nation |
| Most Westerners (liked/disliked) the national bank. | disliked |
| In 1824, Jackson did receive the most __________ votes.` | popular |
| In the elections of 1824, no candidate received a majority of ___________, thus we had to hold another election. | electoral votes |
| Jackson replaced many federal workers with his _______. | supporters |
| Van Buren's laissez-faire attitude (helped solve/made worse) the nation's economic problems. | made worse |
| John C. Calhoun believed that states had a right to _________ the acts of the federal government. | nullify |
| The Spoils System sometimes led to __________ holding government jobs. | unqualified people |
| The Whigs campaign slogan for the 1840 election was... | "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too" |
| Under the caucus system, the common man had (little say/a lot of say) in selecting candidates to run for office. | little say |
| Many Whigs became outraged when President ______ vetoed several of their bills and expelled him from their party. | Tyler |
| As our country slipped into a severe economic ________, many businesses failed, people lost jobs, and some could not afford food or pay their rent. | depression |
| In time, many westerners could not afford to pay off their land loans, causing many banks to _______. | fail |
| Many of Jackson's ________ referred to him as "King Andrew." | opponents |
| Jackson supporters were angry with the outcome of the 1824 elections, calling it a __________ and accused Clay and Adams of stealing the election. | "corrupt bargain" |