Presidents
This man was known as the “Little Magician.”
Who is Martin Van Buren?
Political party still existing today, started during Jackson’s era.
What is the Democratic Party?
Brief war where Indians tried to reclaim land in Illinois.
What is the Black Hawk War?
Allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Tribe that tried to keep lands with missionary help.
Who are the Cherokee?
He unexpectedly became president after the death of another.
Who is John Tyler?
Jackson's close informal advisors were called this.
What is the Kitchen Cabinet?
The major issue being discussed in Jackson’s reelection campaign.
What is the National Bank?
Congressional agreement that banned slavery north of 36°30'.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Tribe that resisted removal from Florida by hiding in swamps.
Who are the Seminoles?
This president's administration lasted only one month.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
The first party to hold a national convention.
What is the Democratic Party?
Nickname for the 1828 tariff that caused nullification crisis.
What is the "Tariff of Abominations"?
View that states can reject congressional acts they find unconstitutional.
What is nullification?
Cherokee leader who developed a written alphabet.
Who is Sequoyah?
Lost the 1824 election despite winning the popular vote.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Anti-Jackson party formed by a political alliance.
What is the Whig Party?
Main theme of the Whigs’ 1840 presidential campaign.
What is the log cabin?
Name for Jackson’s treasury reform placing funds in selected banks.
What are pet banks?
Policy to forcibly move Indians westward.
What is the Indian Removal Policy?
He was accused of a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.
What is the spoils system?
Economic crisis partly caused by state bank irresponsibility in 1819.
What is the Panic of 1819?
Gathering where party delegates nominate a presidential candidate.
What is a national convention?
This Indian tribe resisted U.S. removal by fighting guerrilla-style in the Florida swamps, leading to many deaths and a long conflict.
Who are the Seminoles?