Politics of the People
Jackson's Presidency
Jackson's Policy Towards Natives
Before Jackson things to know
AJ: Fun Facts
100
What year was Andrew Jackson Elected?
1828
100

Why did the people like Jackson?

He had a humble backround and was poor like them. (Common Man traits)

100
Jackson wanted to move the Native Americans a. north b. south c. east d. west
d. west
100

Define: Assimilate 

to become absorbed and integrated into a society or culture.

100
Andrew Jackson was the ___ president of the United States.
7th
200
Who was Andrew Jackson's opponent?
John Quincy Adams
200
What is the practice of giving jobs to political backers?
Spoil system
200
If the tribes did not listen to Jackson, what would happen?
They would be attacked or killed.
200

What are the THREE Parts of the Missouri Compromise: 

Maine added as a free state

Missouri added as a slave state

Added the 36'30 line to determine future states on slavery

200

What new political party was formed because of the opposition to Jackson?

The Whig Party

300

Andrew Jackson was the Hero of what battle? 

New Orleans in the War of 1812

300

What was the nullification crisis? 

South Carolina not wanting to pay for a tariff and attempted to nullify it. Led to South Carolina threatening to leave the US and Andrew Jackson threatening John C. Calhoun and sending troops.
300

Which tribe tried to fight the removal through the Supreme Court?

Cherokee

300

Define: Sectionalism

Putting the wants and needs of your region over what is best for the nation as a whole.

300
Jackson believed that ____________ should be able to vote.
all white men.
400

The bitter rivalry split the old political parties into two they were: 


The Democrats and the National Republicans. 

400

Two part:

Why was the election of 1824 notable?

What was different about the election of 1828 (3 possible answers, need TWO)

1824: JQA won due to Henry Clay and the corrupt bargain.

1828: Mudslinging, two party system, and mass voter participation. 


400
Name 3 tribes that Jackson wanted to remove.
Possible answers: Cherokee Chickasaw Choctaw Creek Seminole
400

What was the culture/economy of EACH region (west, north and south)

West: Rugged individualism, cherishing personal freedoms, self-sufficient


North: Bigger cities, more immigrants, more industrial, little to no need for slave labor.


South: Large scale agriculture, slave labor, wealthy large landowners

400

Andrew Jackson wanted to be called this _______________ during his presidency. 

General Jackson

500

Jackson had votes from the people, but not from the ____ in 1824. 

electoral college

500
The Idea of spreading political power to all the people and insuring majority rule is the _______.
Jacksonian Democracy
500

Which tribe resisted Andrew Jackson and the removal policy and even fought back. 

Seminoles

500

What were the TWO big inventions in the 1820s and how did they help America? 

Steam Engine: lead to faster travel and easier shipping of goods.

Telegraph: almost instant communication across distances.  

500

Andrew Jackson's Veto of the bank led to ___________

The panic of 1837/1839 and an economic depression. 

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