AP US History
Chapter 8 Reading Guide
Part A
Using the text, answer the following on a separate sheet of paper. Be detailed in your responses.
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Part B
Describe the people and events involved in the election of 1824.
What was Henry Clay’s American System comprised of?
What was the “corrupt bargain”?
How did John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson differ in their political views?
What caused the nullification crisis and how did the federal government attempt to handle it.
Describe the legal and political hindrances that blacks faced during the Jacksonian Era.
How did the United States and Georgia governments react to the Cherokee Indians?
What caused the Bank War? How did Jackson gain support for his response?
Describe the components that created the Panic of 1837.
How did the Democrats and Whigs differ in their political, social, and economic views?
Provide a brief definition of each of the following key terms and people.
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Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Spoils System
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Worcester v. Georgia
Specie Circular
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Part C
Provide a detailed example from the chapter for each of the 7 APUSH Learning Objectives on a separate sheet of paper.
19. P (Politics and Power)
20. A (America in the World)
21. S (Social and Cultural
22. T (Technology, Work, and Exchange)
23. I (Identity)
24. M (Migration and Settlement)
25. E (Environment and Geography)