John Quincy Adams
What state was JQA from?
Massachusettes
What is the electoral college?
Superdelegates who vote on who will be the president, hopefully based on who the citizens of their state chose in the popular vote.
How much national debt was there at the time Jackson took office?
$58 million
What act did Jackson order in 1830?
The Indian Removal Act
What modern-day political figure is Andrew Jackson often compared to?
Donald Trump - Andrew Jackson is sometimes called "the Trump of his era."
What does JQA do while he is president?
He improves roads & waterways, builds universities, and supports scientific research.
In what speech did Jackson vow to take down the electoral college?
Inauguration speech
Name one of the two ways that Jackson successfully reduces the debt.
Jackson uses tariffs, and was also frugal with American tax dollars.
What was the first tribe forcible moved along the Trail of Tears?
The Choctaw
Define bureaucracy.
Government where decisions are made by state officials, rather than elected representatives.
What is one advantage Jackson had over JQA?
Jackson was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, he defeated the Creek Native Americans, and claimed Spanish forts for America in the Seminole wars.
What does Jackson want to adopt instead of the electoral college?
Bureaucracy
Why did southerners not support tariffs as a way of paying off the national debt?
They had to pay more for goods due to higher taxes on manufactured products.
Why did some Native Americans agree to move from their ancestral homelands?
Some Native Americans agreed to move to prevent further deaths of friends/family members, or to get money/resources from Jackson in exchange for land.
Define mudslinging.
Attempts to ruin an opponent's reputation with insults.
What political party support JQA?
Republicans
Who would pick the president under a bureaucracy?
State officials (such as governors)
Why was the 2nd National Bank created?
To eliminate the debt from the War of 1812
What were Natives allowed to take with them on the Trail of Tears?
Who was Andrew Jackson's vice president?
John Calhoun
Why do southerners and westerners support Jackson instead of JQA?
Jackson supported slavery for souther plantation owners, and he wanted to give loans to people who were moving out west.
What was the outcome of the feud between Jackson and the electoral college?
Jackson looses, the electoral college still exists
What did Jackson do to the bank in 1833 before shutting it down completely?
Jackson removed all federal funds from the bank
What college would not accept Lyncoya?
West Point Military Academy
Name the three favorite sons.