Presidents and Leaders
He was the son of a Founding Father and became president after the controversial election of 1824.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
This party formed around Andrew Jackson and supported the “common man.”
Who are the democrats?
This system rewarded political supporters with government jobs.
What is the spoils system?
This election sent the decision to the House of Representatives.
What is the election of 1824?
This Native American tribe lived mainly in Georgia and was affected by removal.
Who are the Cherokee?
This law allowed the government to remove Native Americans from their land.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This president was known as the “common man” and strongly opposed the national bank.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This party opposed Andrew Jackson and only elected 2 presidents from their party. They supported Congress over the president.
Who are the Whigs?
This term refers to a system of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones; a system of government marked by lots of rules and regulation
What is bureaucracy?
The candidate who won the popular vote in 1824 but lost the presidency.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This tribe originally lived in the Southeast and was forcibly removed west.
Who are the Creek?
This treaty forced the Cherokee to give up their land and move west.
What is the Treaty of New Echota?
He helped create the Democratic Party and was Andrew Jackson's vice president, later becoming president himself.
Who is Martin Van Buren?
This political party would later replace the Whigs in the 1850s.
Who are the Republicans?
This term describes using insults and false accusations to damage an opponent’s reputation.
What is mud slinging?
This branch of government decided McCulloch v. Maryland.
What is the Supreme Court?
This tribe resisted removal and fought the U.S. government in Florida.
Who are the Seminole?
The forced journey Native Americans took west is known as this.
What is the Trail of Tears?
He was a strong supporter of states’ rights, was from the south, and served as vice president under two presidents.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
This party believed in a strong national government and economic development.
Who are the Whigs?
This phrase describes a secret deal that allegedly decided the Election of 1824.
What is the corrupt bargain?
This court case ruled that states could not tax the national bank.
What is McCulloch vs. Maryland?
This tribe was part of the “Five Civilized Tribes” and lived in the Southeast.
Who are the Chickasaw?
This president strongly supported Indian removal policies.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
He was the only U.S. president to serve only one term after losing re-election, due largely to controversy.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
This party’s early supporters often backed states’ rights and limited federal power.
Who are the Democrats?
This Supreme Court case strengthened federal power over the states.
What is McCulloch vs. Maryland?
This election led to the rise of new political parties and voter participation.
What is the election of 1824?
This tribe was also one of the Five Civilized Tribes and forced west.
Who are the Choctaw?
This Native American group was most affected by the Treaty of New Echota.
Who are the Cherokee?