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Jackson
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Native Americans
Vocabulary
Misc
100
What was the name of Jackson's home?
Hermitage
100
What was the name of the law that moved Native Americans West?
Indian Removal Act
100
Who was the chief of the Fox and Sauk?
Black Hawk
100
What is the vocabulary word for "overwhelming victory"
landslide
100
What was the name of Jackson's wife?
Rachel
200
What did Jackson say about the Supreme Court's decision regarding the Cherokee?
He said that they should "try to enforce" that decision
200
In what state did the Trail of Tears begin?
Georgia
200
What group of Native Americans could be found in Florida?
Seminole
200
What was the vocabulary word that described Jackson giving his friends and supporters jobs and firing those people before them?
spoil system
200
What was the name of the man that headed the U.S. Bank and Jackson disliked?
Nicholas Biddle
300
In what year did Jackson first become president?
1828
300
Who became president after Jackson?
Van Buren
300
What was the general's name that Jackson sent to remove the Cherokee from their lands?
General Winfield Scott
300
What is the vocabulary word that means "right to vote"
suffrage
300
Which vice president went against Jackson and wanted to possibly secede from the U.S.?
Calhoun
400
What was Jackson's political party?
Democrat
400
Why did the South threaten to secede from the United States?
They were unhappy with the tariff tax
400
Who was the Seminole leader who went to war with the U.S.
Osceola
400
What is the vocabulary word that describes harsh words, pictures and gossip used to hurt a candidate?
mudslinging
400
Which president died after 31 days?
William Henry Harrison
500
How did Jackson die? (Be specific)
He died from lead poisoning from being shot in a duel
500
What stand did President Van Buren take that prolonged the depression?
laissez-faire
500
The "Indian Territory" would be what state today?
Oklahoma
500
What is the vocabulary word used when a group or state refuses to abide by a law or wants to do away with a law set forth by the federal government
nullification
500
What was the name of Harrison's campaign?
log cabin campaign