What famous battle did Andrew Jackson win?
Battle of New Orleans
Who was only eligible to vote in most states in 1829?
White male landowners or taxpayers or both
Jackson was against _________ and wanted to extend opportunities to the rising classes of the West & South
eastern aristocracy
Many South Carolinians believed that the "_____________________" was responsible for the stagnation of their state's economy and started to consider a drastic remedy - seccession
tariff of abominations.
The state of __________ voted to nullify the tariffs of 1828 and 1832
South Carolina
Mostly Settlers wanted Indians removed because they wanted their _______
valuable land
What was Jackson's nickname
Old Hickory
What was the only state not to chose presidential electors by the popular vote by 1828 ?
South Carolina
During his term, Jackson believed in the right of elected officials to appoint their own people to public office. It was called the _____________
spoil system
Vice President____________ offered a moderate alternative - the theory of nullification to combat South Carolina's problem with tariffs imposed by the federal gov't
Calhoun
_______ was elected as Governor of South Carolina. He was previously the sitting Senator
Hayne
The __________________happened when Suak & Fox Indians crossed the river and occupied vacant landswas in western Illinois. They were slaughtered as the fled.
Black Hawk War
What happened to Jackson when he was 13?
He was captured by the British and after refusing to clean their boots, he was cut by an officer leaving scars
Nowhere was there a ______ ballot. This allowed political bosses to bribe and intimidate voters
secret
convention
Was former governer of NY and became Secretary of State under Jackson. Was part of the "Kitchen Cabinet.
Martin Van Buren
Jackson insisted nullification was treason and ordered a warship and several revenue ships to __________ (city)
Charleston
The "Five Civilized Tribes" were tribes remaining in the South. Though they won their court cases (Cherokee Nation vs Georgia, Worcester vs Georgia), the federal gov't still extracted a treaty from the ________ Nation to cede their land
Cherokee
"The reign of King _____" seems to triumph according to Josephy Story when he watched Jacksons' inaugural levee
The change came first in the state of ______ and other new states of the west, guaranteeing all adult white males the right to vote & hold public office
Ohio
African Americans & Indians
___________________, senator from Mass., in response to a debate with South Carolina Senator Hayne, spoke these words "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
Daniel Webster
Senator __________ devised a compromise by which the tariff would be lowered gradually so that by 1842 it would be at the 1816 level
Henry Clay
The " ___________" is when is when the federal gov't forced Cherokees to move to their new reservation out west
Trail of Tears
Jackson's theory of democracy is that all _______________ should be treated equally
white male citizens
The _____ Rebellion in Rhode Island came about after activists who were part of the "People's Party" held a convention drafted a new constitution that was approved by the popular vote
Dorr
The idea of the national convention was that power would rise from the _______ not ________
common people, aristocrats
Jackson was strongly committed to preserving _________, and picked sides between Calhoun & Webster
the Union
How many states supported South Carolina's nullification act ?
zero
The only tribe to avoid some of the relocation efforts were the _________ tribe which started a war that lasted for years, cost millions, and never removed all of the Indians
Seminole.