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Regional Economic Differences
Rise of Nationalism
Age of Jackson
Jackson vs SC
Jackson vs The BUS
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Which invention contributed to a dramatic increase in the Southern slave population?
the cotton gin
100
Define nationalism.
putting the nation's interest over regional or international interests
100
What did the Jacksonians name the Election of 1824 between JQ Adams and Jackson?
The Corrupt Bargain
100
What did John C. Calhoun nickname the Tariff of 1828?
The Tariff of Abominations
100
What was the name given to state banks that Jackson put all of the federal money?
pet banks
200
Which two events forced the US to be economically self-sufficient, contributing to the rise of the Industrial Revolution in the North?
Embargo of 1807 and the War of 1812
200
Which Supreme Court case emphasized the power of federal laws over state laws?
McCulloch v. Maryland
200
What did Chief Justice John Marshall decide in the Supreme Court Case Worcester v. Georgia?
the Cherokee were allowed to stay on their land in Georgia
200
Why did the north like tariffs?
taxes on imported goods made US goods cheaper = more people buy US goods made in the north
200
What political party formed in opposition to Jackson's policies and actions?
the Whigs
300
Who invented the interchangeable parts and the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
300
What did the US gain in the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain?
Florida
300
What was Jackson's reaction to the decision in Worcester v. Georgia?
ignored it and forced the Cherokee to relocate
300
What did John C. Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition propose?
the nullification theory - a state can ignore a federal law it believes to be unconstitutional
300
When Jackson banned paper money, what was used as currency?
Gold and silver coins
400
Name 1 of the goals of Henry Clay's American System in 1815?
to unify the nation AND stabilize the economy
400
What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
The US will stay out of European affairs if European nations stay out of the western hemisphere
400
What was Jackson's spoils system?
giving federal jobs/appointments to friends and supporters rather than qualified individuals
400
What did the Force Bill allow Jackson to do?
send military to SC to enforce tariffs if South Carolina refused to pay the taxes
400
What is the name of America's first economic depression?
the Panic of 1837
500
What were the 3 parts of the American System?
Transportation/infrastructure improvements, tariffs, and a new National Bank (BUS)
500
What was the name of the compromise that drew a line across the Louisiana Territory. Above the line = no slavery; Below the line = slavery allowed
The Missouri Compromise
500
What were the 2 pieces of Jackson's campaign for the Election of 1828?
appeal to the common man and bash Adams (only looking out for the wealthy, cannot relate to common man)
500
What did the compromise to end South Carolina Nullification Crisis do?
lower tariffs over the next 10 years
500
How did the Jackson's ban of paper currency contribute to America's first economic depression under Van Buren?
When people tried to exchange their paper currency for gold/silver, the banks ran out of gold/silver causing people to lose savings, businesses to go bankrupt, and people to lose jobs.