Elections & Political Parties
This political party had collapsed by 1824, leaving only Democratic-Republicans running for president.
What is the Federalist Party?
This 1830 act gave the president power to negotiate treaties exchanging Native lands east of the Mississippi for western lands.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
A tariff is this type of tax.
What is a tax on imported products (or imports)?
Jackson used this system to reward campaign workers and loyal Democrats with government jobs.
What is the Spoils System?
Jackson believed this institution was both corrupt and unconstitutional.
What is the National Bank?
In 1828, 1.1 million men did this —800,000 more than in 1824.
What is voting?
The Five Civilized Tribes were forced to move to this territory, located in modern-day Oklahoma.
What is Indian Territory?
Southerners called the Tariff of 1828 by this nickname because of its devastating effect on their economy.
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
Jackson used this presidential power 12 times during his 8 years as president—more than all previous presidents combined.
What is veto (power)?
The Second Bank of the United States was established in this year.
What is 1816?
Henry Clay belonged to this political party when he ran against Jackson in 1832.
What is the National Republican Party (or Whig Party)?
Approximately 4,000 Cherokee died during this migration between 1838-1839.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This John C. Calhoun, a politician from this state argued that states could nullify federal laws.
What is South Carolina?
Jackson was a veteran of this war.
What is the War of 1812?
This founding father Federalist was the original champion of the National Bank. He also appears on currency.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Jackson called the 1824 election outcome this two-word phrase after Adams appointed Henry Clay as Secretary of State.
What is the "corrupt bargain"?
This tribe openly protested removal, righting two wars in an attempt to defend their land.
Who are the Seminole Creek?
This 1830 debate featured Daniel Webster arguing for federal supremacy and Robert Hayne arguing for states' rights.
What is the Webster-Hayne Debate?
This social scandal involving Secretary of War John Eaton and his wife plagued Jackson's first term.
What is the Eaton Affair (or Petticoat Affair)?
This 1836 executive order required federal land purchases to be made in gold or silver rather than paper bank notes.
What is the Specie Circular?
This body decided the winner of the 1824 presidential election when no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote.
What is the House of Representatives?
In the 1832 Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia, the Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee, but Jackson allegedly said this about Chief Justice John Marshall's decision.
What is "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it"?
Congress passed this bill giving Jackson authority to use federal troops to collect the tariff from South Carolina.
What is the Force Bill?
Andrew Jackson served this many presidential terms.
What is two?
The Specie Circular was intended to stop inflation but instead led to this 1837 economic crisis that hit during Van Buren's presidency.
What is the Panic of 1837?