Jackson’s Presidency
What system gave government jobs to political supporters?
The Spoils System
This candidate withdrew early and threw his support to Adams in New England.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
What is the Erie Canal?
The construction of this major waterway connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, lowering shipping costs and boosting New York City’s economy.
This movement sought to reduce crime, poverty, and immorality through charities, Sunday schools, and moral discipline
What is the Benevolent Empire?
Women and children frequently did this to help support their households during the Market Revolution.
What is work in factories or labor?
What 1828 tariff upset the South and led to sectional conflict?
The Tariff of Abominations.
The alleged “Corrupt Bargain” centered on this Speaker of the House supporting Adams.
Who is Henry Clay?
This system, introduced by Eli Whitney, allowed for faster production and easier repair of goods by standardizing parts.
What is interchangeable parts
This religious revival movement encouraged Americans to see themselves as responsible for improving society and helping others.
What is the Second Great Awakening
Immigrants from these two countries significantly increased city populations, intensifying job competition and lowering wages.
What are Ireland and Germany?
What event involved South Carolina attempting to reject federal tariffs?
The Nullification Crisis.
This controversy during the 1824 election involved accusations that political office was being traded for support in Congress.
What is the “Corrupt Bargain”?
The Lowell System employed mostly young women in textile factories, giving them wages and a sense of independence but also exposing them to this
What are long hours and poor working conditions
The idea that humans could choose salvation encouraged reformers to promote laws regulating this harmful substance.
What is alcohol
Industrialization and immigration contributed to this rapid growth in American cities
What is urbanization?
This controversial act in 1830 forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Indian Removal Act
What is the conflict between the popular vote and the Electoral College?
This issue highlighted in the 1824 election showed the limits of popular voting when the candidate with the most votes still lost.
The combination of canals, rivers, and railroads helped establish this type of national economy, linking different regions.
What is a market economy?
Temperance was seen as a way to protect families from this common social problem caused by alcohol.
What is domestic violence?
Poor urban children were often sent to these institutions to learn basic literacy and morality.
What are schools or Sunday schools?
Jackson’s advisors and friends who met informally instead of the official cabinet
What was the “Kitchen Cabinet”?
Because no candidate won a majority of electoral votes, this body decided the presidency under the Twelfth Amendment.
What is the House of Representatives?
Immigrants from Ireland and Germany often provided labor for this rapidly growing part of the economy.
What are factories or industrial labor
The ideas of the Benevolent Empire and moral free agency appealed strongly to this class of Americans, who valued hard work and self-discipline.
Who are middle class Americans?
Reform movements like the Benevolent Empire often targeted urban neighborhoods to reduce these social problems.
What are crime, poverty, or drunkenness?