Jackson
What war made Jackson a hero?
The War of 1812
What number President was Andrew Jackson?
7th
What tribe adopted American culture to try to blend in?
Cherokee
What institutions did Jackson think favored the wealthy?
banks
What is a tariff?
A tax on imported goods
What change to voting helped Jackson win the election of 1828
Males over 21 now didn't have to own land
Who did Jackson defeat in the 1828 election?
John Quincy Adams
What was the long journey to west of the Mississippi River known as?
The Trail of Tears
Where were most banks located?
in the Northeast
What was the name of the crisis that developed when it was claimed that states could ignore a noational law?
Nullification Crisis
What did Jackson say cost him the election of 1824?
A corrupt bargain between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
What was it called when Jackson removed people from office and replaced them with his supporters?
The spoils system
What act did Jackson say gave him permission to remove the American Indians?
Indian Removal Act
What power allowed Jackson to forbid the creation of a new national bank?
veto power
What was the 1828 tariff called?
The Tariff of Abominations
What was Jackson's nickname?
Old Hickory
What political party did Andrew Jackson help form?
Democratic party
When the Supreme Court told Jackson he could not remove American Indians, what did he do?
He ignored them
How did Jackson attempt to kill the National Bank?
By not signing its new charter
What state threatened to secede (break away) over the tariff issue?
South Carolina
Because Jackson didn't listen to the courts and bullied Congress, many people felt he was destroying this:
The Constitution
Who voted for Jackson in the election of 1828?
farmers, laborers
What were three of the five tribes that were moved out of the Southeast?
Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole
Who did Jackson think the banks were designed to help?
The rich and powerful
The vice president from South Carolina who believed in states' rights:
John C. Calhoun