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6.1
Age of Jackson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who could vote by the end of the Age of Jackson? | White men over 21 |
| What was Henry Clay's most important role in the election of 1824? | Speaker of the House |
| Why were voters inspired to support the Democratic Party in the election of 1828? | political campaigns that appealed to ordinary people's concerns. |
| What is the main reason that Andrew Jackson won the presidency? | Men who didn't own property were allowed to vote. |
| Westerners tended to agree with southerners over what issue? | nullification |
| Nullification is the idea that a state________________________. | can cancel a federal law. |
| What is the main reason that President Jackson wanted the Second Bank of the United States abolished? | was too powerful and was unconstitutional. |
| What were “pet banks”? | state banks into which federal money was deposited |
| What happened as a result of bank closures and the Panic of 1837? | The nation suffered a significant depression. |
| practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs | spoils system |
| the ability to cancel | nullification |
| loyalty to a state or region of the country rather than to the whole country | sectionalism |
| the right to vote | suffrage |