ANDREW JACKSON TEST REVIEW
PRESIDENT FOR THE COMMON MAN
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING
• Nullify
To cancel a law
• Tariff
Tax on an imported good
• Secede
To withdraw from a country
• Laissez-Faire
Policy that government should not interfere with
the Nation’s economy
BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
• Why was the Battle of New Orleans important for
Andrew Jackson
Made him famous
ELECTIONS OF 1824 AND 1828
• Who won the election of 1824?
John Q. Adams
• Who won the election of 1828 and why?
Andrew Jackson, because the common man
could now vote
• How were the voting requirements different in the
1824 and 1828 elections
1824: had to own property
1828: did not have to own property
SPOILS SYSTEM
• Explain the Spoils System
Giving gov’t jobs to loyal supporters
• Explain the Kitchen Cabinet
Jackson’s unofficial group of advisors that met
in the white house kitchen
• Explain the Common Man
Middle class, working citizen
NULLIFICATION CRISIS
• Explain the Tariff of 1828
Highest tariff so far on imported goods
• Fill out the chart below
Tariff of 1828 effect on….
…the North
…the South
Protected Northern Made everything
Industry
more expensive for
the South
NULLIFICATION CRISIS
• What was the nickname for the Tariff of 1828?
Tariff of Abominations, because it was hated by
the South
• Fill out the chart below
What did South
Carolina do?
Cause:
The South
apposed the
Tariff of 1828
1st: They tried to
nullify the tariff
with the
Nullification Act
2nd: Threatened
to Secede
Outcome:
Henry Clay
created
compromise
that would
lower the tariff
NULLIFICATION CRISIS
• Who was the Vice-President of South Carolina that
believed in States’ Rights
John C. Calhoun
INDIAN REMOVAL ACT
• Explain the Indian Removal Act
Law that gave the president the power to move
Native American tribes west of the Mississippi river
• Fill out the chart below
Ruling of
Worchester vs. George:
Cherokees can stay in
their homes in Georgia
What was Jackson’s
Response?
Refused to enforce the
ruling and made them
move anyways
INDIAN REMOVAL ACT
• Explain the Trail of Tears
Cherokees 800 march to Oklahoma where
many Cherokees died along the way
• Explain the Kitchen Cabinet
Seminoles fought for their homeland in Florida,
but lost and were forcefully moved to Indian
Territory in Oklahoma