Election & Politics
In this election, Jackson won the popular vote but lost the presidency to John Quincy Adams.
What is the Election of 1824?
Jackson replaced government officials with his own supporters in this practice called the "_________ system."
What is the spoils system?
Congress passed this tax on imported goods in 1828, which angered Southern states.
What are tariffs (or the Tariff of Abominations)?
This precious metal was discovered in Georgia on Cherokee land in 1830.
What is gold?
This art movement was founded in New York in the 1840s by Thomas Cole.
What is the Hudson River School movement?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are also known as ______________________.
What are unalienable rights?
This politician persuaded the House of Representatives to vote for Adams and was later appointed Secretary of State.
Who is Henry Clay?
Critics gave Jackson this royal nickname because of his use of executive power and controversial decisions.
What is "King Andrew Jackson" (or King Andrew)?
Southern states believed this Constitutional amendment gave them the right to cancel federal laws they didn't agree with.
What is the 10th Amendment?
Jackson passed this 1830 law to relocate five Native American tribes to reservations in Oklahoma.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
The Hudson River School artists were influenced by the ___________________.
What is natural landscape of the United States?
The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established this important principle.
What is judicial review?
This political party was created to rival Jackson's policies and believed Jackson to be a "King".
What is the Whig Party?
Jackson wanted to destroy this institution because he felt it favored the wealthy.
What is the National Bank (or Bank of the United States)?
This Southern state threatened to secede from the Union over the tariff, starting a crisis in 1832.
What is South Carolina?
In this Supreme Court case, John Marshall ruled in favor of the Cherokee, but Jackson ignored the ruling.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
This naturalist wrote and illustrated a book on American wildlife called "Birds of America".
Who is John James Audubon?
The Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, and Battles of Lexington and Concord are all part of which era?
By 1828, most states eliminated this requirement for voting, allowing the "common man" to vote.
What is the property requirement (or owning property)?
Jackson did this to the charter of the National Bank when it expired, nearly causing a financial crisis.
What is vetoed (or veto)?
Jackson responded to South Carolina's threat by threatening to use this against them.
What is force (or military force/the army)?
This is where Native Americans were relocated to due to the Indian Removal Act.
What are Reservations in Oklahoma?
This author wrote eerie short stories like "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 which prohibited colonists from expanding past which geographic feature?
Jackson created this political party to rival the newly-formed Whig Party.
What is the Democratic Party?
Jackson ordered all money from the National Bank to be placed in these types of banks.
What are state banks?
This politician came up with a compromise to reduce the tariff over 10 years, ending the Nullification Crisis.
Who is Henry Clay?
This was the name given to the forced migration of over 16,000 natives to Oklahoma, during which nearly one-fourth died.
What is the Trail of Tears?
Artists from the Hudson River School movement wanted to capture the natural beauty of America because of ________________________ happening in the Northeastern cities.
What is Industrialization (the Industrial Revolution)?
This group of settlers helped establish the colony of Maryland in the 1630s.
Who are English Catholics seeking religious freedom?