Regions
Which region felt strongly about tariffs and the government sale of cheap land?
Martin Van Buren
What was the political party formed by Jackson's supporters.
Democratic
What was the nickname southerners gave the tariff they so greatly opposed?
Tariff of Abominations
Name the act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi.
Indian Removal Act
Which region's economy depended on cheap labor?
North
Who was Andrew Jackson's vice president?
John C. Calhoun
What is the practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs?
Spoils system
What was the dispute over whether states had the right to nullify or disobey, any federal law which they disagreed?
nullification crisis
Which Native American tribe physically fought against the Indian Removal Act?
Seminole
What was the economy of the South?
Agriculture/Farming
Name the Whig candidate that beat Martin Van Buren in the 1840 election?
William Henry Harrison
What was the difference between Jackson's cabinet and kitchen cabinet?
His cabinet was official, the kitchen cabinet was friends and unofficial advisors that sometimes met in the White House kitchen.
State's rights doctrine
Which Native American tribe used the court system to fight against the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee
What were the Souths two main cash crops?
tobacco and cotton
Which senator from Massachusetts argued against nullification and believed that the welfare of the nation should override that individual states.
Daniel Webster
List 2 ways Jackson seemed relatable to the common man.
Gambler, temper, duelist
Smoked a pipe/tobacco chewer
Self educated
Born in a log cabin
Which political party was formed to oppose Jackson. It favored a weak government and strong Congress.
Whig Party
Name the 800-mile forced march westward in which 1/4 of the 18,000 Cherokee died.
Trail of Tears
What were the two internal improvements that the West was concerned with?
better roads & water transportation
Who was the Seminole chief that encouraged his tribe to resist removal by force.
Osceola
Give 2 examples how democracy expanded during the Jacksonian democracy.
More white men allowed to vote.
Nominating conventions allowed party members to chose their candidate.
Who proposed a compromise to gradually lower the tariff over time, which both Congress and South Carolina agreed upon?
Henry Clay
Did President Jackson or Vice President John C. Calhoun support nullification?
John C. Calhoun