Age of Jackson Notes
Name _________________________
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Election of 1824
o _________________ means the right to vote.
o Andrew Jackson won both the popular and electoral votes but not by a majority. Therefore, the
House of Representatives had to decide who the next president would be from the top three
candidates.
o Why was the election of 1824 called the corrupt bargain?
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o The 6th President of the United States was _______________________________________.
o _______________________ was appointed his Secretary of State.
o _________________________________________ were later known as the Whig party.
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Election of 1828
o The 7th President of the United States was _______________________________________.
o Why did three times as many people vote in the presidential election of 1828 as voted in 1824?
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o Why would the common man vote for Jackson and not Adams? __________________________
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o Jackson’s group of advisers was known as the _____________________________________.
o ________________ is a private meeting (a closed political meeting).
o The practice of giving jobs to loyal supporters is called the ______________________________.
o President Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to people who _________________________.
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Bank of the United States and the Tariff of 1828/1832
o ______________________ were referred to as state banks that federal money was put into
because Andrew Jackson didn’t want all of the federal money in on National Bank.
o Quote: In the early 1800s, as industry in the North expanded, it looked toward southern markets,
rich with cash from the lucrative agricultural business, to buy the North’s manufactured goods.
However, it was often cheaper for the South to purchase the goods abroad. In order to provide
protection for northern industries, the Jackson administration placed a tariff on many of the
imported goods that could be manufactured in the North.
o Andrew Jackson- feared that both the federal government and the Supreme Court are too
powerful – defended states’ rights, especially the right to hold slaves – favored the removal of all
Native Americans from lands east of the Mississippi River.
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What viewpoint did Andrew Jackson hold on the issue of a national bank during the
presidential campaign of 1828? _____________________________________________
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o Why did manufacturers in the United States welcome the 1828 tariff on manufactured goods
from Europe? _________________________________________________________________
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o The Nullification Crisis was triggered by strong opposition to the
___________________________________. An abomination is something that is ___________.
(nullify = to cancel)
o Explain the Nullification Crisis: ___________________________________________________
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o “Our Federal Union --- it must be preserved.” - ______________________________________
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Some people refer to the national government as the ___________________ government.
o ______________________ means to withdraw from the Union.
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What does the cartoonist want
readers to think of President
Jackson?
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What symbols does the cartoonist
use to suggest kings and queens?
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What symbols are used to represent
the United States?
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How does the cartoonist use labels
and captions?
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Explain how the title “King
Andrew” was or was not a valid title
for Andrew Jackson during his reign
as president.
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Trail of Tears
o ______________________________________ were hurt the most by Jackson’s removal policy.
o In 1832 Chief Justice John Marshall ordered state officials to honor Cherokee property rights.
President Jackson refused to support the decision. “Marshall has made his decision, now let him
enforce it!” – from G.B. Tindall, America: A Narrative History.
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The Women’s Rights’ movement first began _____________________ in 1848 with the idea of getting
more rights for women in voting, participation in government, ownership of property, and jobs.
o Women finally won the right to vote with the ______ amendment in 1920.
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Election of 1836
o The 8th President of the United States was _______________________________.
Panic of 1837
o This led to a __________________________.
Election of 1840
o ___________________________________________ was known as Tippecanoe after his defeat
of the Native Americans there.
o Why wouldn’t people have known during this time that Harrison wasn’t what he was portraying?
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o ___________________________ was the first Vice-President to take over the office of President
without being elected.
Review Notes
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What are the “enumerated” powers of the federal government?
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What are the qualifications for holding the office for a Senator?
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Who brought tobacco to Jamestown?
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What was the lawmaking body of Virginia called?
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What were the laws passed by England to limit America’s trade and to help them make more money?
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A system set up in which the colonies sole purpose was to make money for England was
called________.
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
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The writers built safeguards into the Constitution so one branch could not dominate the others. This is
called ______________________________________.
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The compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia plan was called the
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John Locke believed that people had a natural right to life, liberty, and
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Both the federal and state government have the powers to
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People who favored the Constitution were called
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Favored by most large-states delegates; representation would be based on population
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What was the solution for counting enslaved persons towards representation in the states?
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What act increased the time required to become a citizen of the U.S. from 5 to 14 yrs.?
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Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
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Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
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What treaty allowed American ships to use the lower Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans?