Age of Jackson
Corrupt Bargain
Candidate who defeated Jackson in the election of 1824.
John Quincy Adams
A trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s
Oregon Trail
President who is responsible for the Indian Removal Act, ending the BUS, and the Great Panic.
Andrew Jackson
National Anthem written by Francis Scott Key during the war of 1812
Star Spangled Banner
How many people ran for the presidency in 1824? (The Year Andrew Jackson lost to John Q. Adams)
Five
What institution did Jackson end in 1832?
The Bank of the United States
Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Created the Missouri Compromise, ended the nullification crisis, convinced congress to vote for John Quincy Adams.
Henry Clay
Southerners and Westerners who were eager for war with Britain. They had a strong sense of nationalism, and they wanted to takeover British land in North America and expand
War Hawks
Explain the Spoils System
A practice in which a political party, after winning an election, give government jobs to its supporters, friends (cronyism), and relatives (nepotism) as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party
What battle made Jackson a national celebrity?
Battle of New Orleans (war of 1812)
Territorial acquisitions as settlers began moving westward beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Westward Expansion
President after Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
People who were opposed to war with Britain in the early 1800's
Peace Doves
What is nullification?
When a state "nullifies" or cancels out a law because it is unconstitutional.
Explain the nullification crisis.
SC wanted to nullify the "tariff of abominations". Jackson threatened military force. Henry Clay intervened to prevent war.
A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.
Manifest Destiny
President during the Mexican American War
James Polk
Treaty that ended the War of 1812 and maintained prewar conditions
Treaty of Ghent
Name the 5 NA tribes that were included in the Indian Removal Act.
Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Creek
Why Andrew Jackson was nicknamed "King Andrew I"
He acted like a King by doing what he wanted and increasing the power of the presidency
"Compromise of 1820" over the issue of slavery in Missouri. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states.
Missouri Compromise
(1817-1821) and (1821-1825) The Missouri Compromise in 1821., the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825).His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida (1819); the Missouri Compromise (1820), in which Missouri was declared a slave state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine (1823), declaring U.S. opposition to European interference in the Americas
James Monroe
A Shawnee chief who tried to unite Native American tribes
Tecumseh