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Jackson
Jackson and the Growth of Democracy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the democratic party? | A major political party started by Thomas Jefferson in 1828. |
| What happened during the election of 1824? | Jackson ran for president, but lost against John Quincy Adams because he didn't have enough electoral votes. |
| What happened during the election of 1828? | Jackson became president. |
| What was the spoils system? | The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs. |
| What is a tariff? | A tax imposed by the government on goods imported from another country. |
| What is the Bank of the United States? | A bank that held all of the president's money and gave loans to business men. |
| What were the issues of the Bank of the United States? | Jackson disagreed with the bank, so he took all of his money out, and put it in local banks. |
| How are Supreme Court and the Bank of the United States connected? | The Supreme Court found that the bank was constitutional, but Jackson demolished it anyway. |
| What was the Trail of Tears? | The removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839. |
| Who created the Trail of Tears? | Jackson created the Trail of Tears to get Indians out of the East. |
| What was the impact of the Trail of Tears? | All of the Indians that used to be in the East all moved West across the Mississippi River. |
| What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830? | Jackson was allowed to make treaties in which Indians in the East would trade their land for territory on the Great Plains. |
| How are the Supreme Court and the Indian Removal Act of 1830 connected? | The Supreme Court said that the Indians could stay on their land , however Jackson forced them out anyway. |
| What were the "Five Civilized Tribes?" | The Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole Indian tribes who learned how to farm, read, and write. |