Jackson Wins the Presidency
What political party wanted the government to do more to help the economy and business?
Whigs
Notice or become aware of
Perceive
A private meeting
Caucus
What is another word for Nullify?
To cancel
How many people ran in the Election of 1812?
4
Who were the Jacksonian Democrats Supporters?
Hint 5 people
Small Farmers, workers, middleclass businesspeople, merchants, and artisans
A political party organized by Henry Clay; they believed the federal government should help the economy and promote business
Whigs Party
Not impressed directly but able to be understood or inferred
Implicitly
Why were westerners against a national bank?
A national bank would make it harder for people to get loans.
These raids helped push this country to sell Florida to the United States?
Spain
Who gained the right to vote in the United States in the early 1800s?
White men who did not own property
The practice of giving supporters government jobs
Spoil System
A meeting at which a political party chooses a candidate
Nominating Convention
What did banks do that led to the Panic of 1837?
They loaned to much money to land speculators
Where did Jackson invade in search of Native Americans and runaway slaves?
Florida
A democracy is a type of government where the people hold most of the power. What changes in the early 1800s made American society more democratic?
Society became more equal and rights expanded, including voting rights.
More than half
Majority
The rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution.
states' right
The "necessary and proper clause" in the Constitution allowed the federal government to create a _________.
National Bank
After property requirements were dropped, who still could not vote?
African Americans and Women
Why didn't Andrew Jackson win the presidency?
He did not win a majority
A U.S political party dating from the 1820s to the present that at first spoke out for small farmers and workers
Democratic Party
An act passed by South Carolina that declared that the Tariff of 1832 was unconstitutional.
Nullification Act
List the events from the Panic of 1837.
1. Bank fail
2. Bank cannot make loans
3. Businesses cannot borrow to invest
4. Businesses fail
5. Workers lose their jobs
Jacksonian Democracy was seen as a shift from rule by the _________ to rule by the __________.
Elite;People