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Ch 12
US History
Question | Answer |
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What was one effect of the Presidential Election of 1828? | increased voting |
An argument over a state's right to over-rule a law passed by the federal government led to- | Nullification Crisis |
Which of the following was one reason for the relocation of Native Americans in the 1830's? | to gain agricultural land and resources |
To the victor go the | spoils |
The Trail of Tears refers to the removal of these people from their homeland | Cherokee |
Senator Henry Clay called President Jackson this because of his growing power as president | King Andrew |
A difference in economic interests among regions is | sectionalism |
To nullify means to | refuse to accept or obey a law by a state |
This state threatened to secede from the US over a tariff protecting northern factories | South Carolina |
President Jackson tried to pass this law to be able to send troops to South Caroline over a tax | Force Bill |
A gold discovery in this state was another reason white settlers pushed for Indian removal | Georgia |
What did VP Calhoun do in response to the Nullification Crisis? | He resigned his office as VP of the US |
President Jackson believed that Indian Removal would | allow Indians to keep their culture or way of life |
Andrew Jackson was known as the President of the Common Man because- | he appointed average citizens to government positions, he opposed the national bank, he was a war hero |
Which statement is true about Jackson's term as President? | Democracy in America expanded |
The term "mudslinging" was first used in the 1824 election and refers to- | candidates insulting each other |
Jacksonian Democracy led to- | Indian Removal, the spoils system, mudslinging |
This state threatened to secede from the Union over the Tariff of 1828- | South Carolina |
The Tariff of 1828 was also called the- | Tariff of Abominations |
Why did Andrew Jackson hate the National Bank? | he thought it benefited the rich |
A term used when the President "rejects" a law passed by congress- | veto |
A tariff is a | tax on imported goods |
Why was the South opposed to higher tariffs on imports? | it would make it difficult to export crops |
Who benefited the most from the spoils system? | average citizens |
What factor led to the increase in voters between 1824 and 1828? | many states ended property qualifications to vote |
The Indian Removal Act led to an event known as the- | Trail of Tears |
President Andrew Jackson used the spoils system to- | reward those who supported him |
Which state leader from South Carolina argued that a state could nullify laws? | John C. Calhoun |
Why did the Cherokee Nation challenge Georgia's anti-Cherokee laws in the Supreme Court? | Gold was discovered on Cherokee land, Georgia abolished the Cherokee government. Cherokee refused to leave Georgia. |
President Jackson responded to a Supreme Court decision about the Cherokees by-- | ignoring the ruling and moving them anyway |