Democracy
What is the right to vote called?
Suffrage
What held federal money and regulated currency?
Second Bank of the United States
What law allowed the U.S. government to remove Native Americans from their land?
The Indian Removal Act of 1830.
After his election, what was Jackson's political party called?
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Democratic Party
Cause: More white men can vote. What’s the effect?
Jackson wins the election by appealing to the common man.
Under Jacksonian Democracy, who gained the right to vote?
White men without property.
What did Jackson do to the Second Bank of the U.S.?
He vetoed its recharter and shut it down.
What was the forced journey of the Cherokee from their land to Indian Territory?
Trail of Tears
What was the name of the land west of the Mississippi where Native Americans were relocated?
Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma).
Cause: Jackson removes federal money from the national bank. What’s the effect?
State banks gain power, leading to economic instability.
What groups of people was still largely excluded from voting during Jackson's presidency?
Women, African Americans, and Native Americans.
What did the state banks start to do after the closing of the Second National Bank that led to a panic?
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They started issuing large amounts of bank notes (currency)
(the federal government stopped accepting these as payment for public land)
Which Native American tribe resisted removal in the Supreme Court but was still forced to leave?
The Cherokee Nation.
The industry of the U.S. in the 1800s was primarily located where?
The northern states
About how many Cherokee dies as a result of the Indian Removal Act?
4,000 (then more at the Indian Territory)
What did the expansion of suffrage during the Jacksonian era suggest about American democracy?
It was becoming more inclusive—for some groups—but still excluded many others.
What economic crisis occurred after the closure of the national bank?
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The Panic of 1837.
What was the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?
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The Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had no authority over Cherokee land.
What nickname was given to Jackson for his strong leadership?
3,000 Seminole fought 30,000 U.S. soldiers at what battle? Be specific!
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The Second Seminole War
How did expanded suffrage help Andrew Jackson get elected?
He appealed to the "common man" and gained support from newly eligible voters.
Why did Jackson oppose the national bank?
He believed it favored the wealthy and had too much power over the economy.
How did Jackson respond to the Supreme Court’s decision in Worcester v. Georgia?
He ignored the ruling and continued with Indian removal policies.
What was the Monroe Doctrine? Explain the two main points.
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1. The U.S. would not get involved in European affairs or wars, or existing European colonies in the Americas.
2. There could be no new colonization by any European countries anywhere in the Americas.
By 1842 only a few Natives remained east of the Mississippi. They had given up more than
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100 million acrees
What is the practice where incoming presidents replace current employees with their own supporters?
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Spoils system
In 1819, Spain ceded what territory to the United States?
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All of Florida
What tribal leader of the Seminole tried to represent and defend his people, but was tricked and imprisoned until his death?
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Osceola
Explain the Missouri Compromise (three points).
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Missouri comes in as a slave state.
Maine enters as a free state.
The southern border of Missouri, the 36th parallel blocked slavery north of the line, but permitted it south of the line.
Differences in the goals and interests of different parts of the country caused what effect?
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Sectionalism