Andrew Jackson
Jackson was the first president from which state?
Tennessee
Who did Jackson invite to be his Secretary of War?
John Henry Eaton
What region despised the Bank of the United States?
Agricultural regions
The Tariff of 1828 was known to southerners as what?
Tariff of Abominations
Why did the southern population grow?
Settlers wanted land, slaves, and to grow cotton
Who did John Henry Eaton marry?
Peggy O'Neale Timberlake
What was the role of the Bank of the United States?
Hold federal funds, issue paper money, ensure state banks are not printing more money than they have in gold and silver reserves
What did Jackson's Tariff of 1832 do?
Lowered many of the tariffs from 1828, but not cloth or iron.
This law authorized Jackson to negotiate with southern Indian tribes to be removed to federal lands west of the Mississippi
Indian Removal Act
What was Jackson's nickname?
Old Hickory
Whose wife was guilty of spreading rumors and shunning?
Calhoun's wife
Why did Jackson despise the Bank of the United States?
Believed bankers were thieves, had lost money in speculation in the West, believed in hard currency.
This measure was adopted by the South Carolina state convention and it repudiated the Tariff Acts of 1828 and 1832
Nullification Ordinance
During the War of 1812, what battle did Jackson fight against natives?
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Jackson was an advocate for whom?
The "common man"; factory workers, small farmers, frontiersmen; the poor and humble
Who benefitted most from the Eaton Affair?
Martin Van Buren
Who ran the Bank of the United States?
Nicholas Biddle
What did Hayne and Webster each argue?
Which native tribe engaged in guerrilla warfare in Florida?
Seminoles; Second Seminole War
As president, how did Jackson view himself?
Head of a republic of the people. Viewed himself as superior to the other branches. Did not defer to Congress and used his veto power.
What was Jackson's new cabinet called?
Kitchen Cabinet
Jackson vetoed what piece of legislation?
Bank Recharter Bill
This document criticized protective tariffs and claimed they should not be used to help New England businesses
"South Carolina Exposition and Protest"
What did the Supreme Court decide in 1823?
Indians could occupy lands within US cut could not hold title to them