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The Jackson Era
Ch. 11 8th grade
| What is a term for an overwhelming victory? | landslide |
| What is the process of moving to a new place? | relocation |
| What is the largest single share? | plurality |
| What is the term for having more then half? | majority |
| What does it mean to cancel? | nullify |
| What president's popularity with the common people changed politics? | Andrew Jackson |
| What term is used when you want to break away from a country? | secede |
| Who won the 1824 presidential election? | John Quincy Adams |
| What is the practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters? | The spoils system |
| What is it called when the government has permit to operate the Bank of the United States? | Charter |
| Who was Andrew Jackson's opponent in 1828? | John Quincy Adams |
| A mistrusted strong central government | Democratic- Republicans |
| Who wanted a strong central government? | National Republicans |
| Who opposed Jackson on issues about the National Bank? | Henry Clay |
| Who were Andrew Jackson's rivals? | Whigs |
| What presidential nominee was the son of a former president? | John Quincy Adams |
| Which act did congress pass in order to relocate Native Americans? | Indian Removal Act |
| Who chartered The Bank of the United States? | Congress |
| What president was raised in poverty? | Andrew Jackson |
| What Bill showed that the federal government would not allow a state to go its own way without a fight? | Force Bill |
| Who was the 1828 Democratic-Republican candidate | Andrew Jackson |
| Who was inaugurated in 1837 | Martin Van Buren |
| Who defended nullification? | John C. Calhoun |
| Who was the 1844 Democratic candidate? | James Polk |
| Who was the 1840 Whig candidate? | William Henry Harrison |
| How was the 1824 presidential election decided? | In the House of Representives |
| Who was a candidate for president in 1824 and also was Speaker of the House of Representatives? | Henry Clay |
| How did John Tyler become president? | President Harrison died |
| What presidential candidate in 1824 was a favorite son from Tennessee? | Andrew Jackson |
| To win the 1840 election, who did William Henry Harrison need support from? | Laborers |