Politics of the People
What was the “corrupt bargain” that John Quincy Adams made after the election of 1824?
HE NAME CLAY SECRETARY OF STATE BECAUSE OF HIS SUPPORT IN ELECTION
What major Native American tribes were considered to be the Five Civilized Tribes?
CHEROKEE, CHICKASAW, CHOCTAW, CREEK AND SEMINOLE
What three major economic issues were the regions of the US arguing over?
SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS, INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, TARIFFS
Who ran against Jackson in the election of 1832?
What president was blamed for the Panic of 1817?
Martin Van Buren
The Democratic-Republican party separated into two groups for the election of 1828. What new group represented Jackson for president?
Democrats
Which six current day states did the Five Civilized Tribes live in?
GA, SC, NC, AL, MS, TN
Why did Southerners dislike the internal improvements the federal government was making?
BECAUSE IT WAS FUNDED BY TARIFFS
What was the main political issue in the presidential campaign of 1832?
National Bank
What president won the election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
When campaigning, Jackson promised to look out for the interests of whom?
Common People
What current day states were known as Indian Territory after the Indian Removal Act?
Oklahoma, parts of Kansas and Nebraska
Which state had leaders who spoke about leaving the Union because of the tariffs?
South Carolina
Why did Biddle ask Congress to renew the bank charter before it would expire?
Thought the election would led Jackson to approve its renewal
Who became president after the previous one died in office?
John Tyler
What did Jackson believe was the cause of death for his wife?
The vicious campaign attacks against her character.
How did President Jackson justify the Indian Removal Act?
SAID THEY COULD EITHER ADOPT WHITE CUSTOMS OR MOVE OUT OF US
What is the doctrine of nullification and who proposed this idea to the states?
SAID STATE HAD RIGHT TO NULLIFY (REJECT) FED LAW IT CONSIDERED UNCONSTITUTIONAL; PROPOSED BY JOHN C. CALHOUN
WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE PANIC OF 1837?
PEOPLE TOOK PAPER MONEY TO BANKS, DEMANDING GOLD/SILVER IN EXCHANGE CAUSING BANKS TO CLOSE
Which president had John C. Calhoun as his Vice President?
Andrew Jackson
The spoils system involves what?
Giving government jobs to political backers
The Second Seminole War lasted from what year to what year?
1835-1842
Henry Clay proposed a compromise in 1833 to settle what issue?
THE TARIFFS OF ABOMINATION
The slogan for William Henry Harrison’s campaign was what?
TIPPECANOE AND TYLER TOO
Who ran for president with the Whig party in the election of 1840?
William Henry Harrison