AP U.S. HISTORY
America: A Narrative History READING GUIDE - CHAPTER 11: Age of Jackson
1. How did the presidential election of 1824 contribute to the rise of a new
two party competitive structure?
William Crawford
John Q. Adams
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
“principles of 1798”
American System
“corrupt bargain”
2. Why did John Q. Adams’ principles and personal integrity lead to
embarrassment for him as president?
3. In what ways did the issues dividing the “National Republican” party and
the “Democratic Republican” party mirror those of the 1790s?
Treaty of Indian Springs
Tariff of 1824
4. Why was John C. Calhoun’s reaction to the Tariff of 1828 manifested
in South Carolina Exposition and Protest ironic?
5. Why was the election of 1828 hailed by Jackson’s followers as the triumph
of the “common man”? How valid is that characterization?
manhood suffrage
reapportionment
disestablishment
“King Mob”
“Old Hickory”
“spoils system”
“Kitchen Cabinet”
6. What was the practical effect of the fact that “Much of the political
history” of Jackson’s first administration turned upon the rivalry between
Van Buren and Calhoun?
“Peggy Eaton Affair”
Maysville Road Bill
“pork barrel” legislation
7. How does Calhoun’s career as Jackson’s vice president reflect the course of
southern politics at the time?
8. Create an outline prioritizing the principal events contributing to the
Nullification Crisis (1828-1833).
Tariff of 1828
South Carolina Exposition
Webster-Hayne Debate
compact theory
“Our Union—It must be preserved!”
Martin van Buren
SC Ordinance of Nullification
Nullification Proclamation
Force Bill
Henry Clay
9. What does President Jackson’s behavior in the Nullification Crisis and the
Indian Removal controversy reveal about his political philosophy?
Indian Removal Act
Black Hawk War
Osceola
Trail of Tears
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia
10.Analyze Jackson’s motivations in the “Bank War.” Why did he ardently
desire to destroy the bank? Did his successful campaign achieve the ends
he desired?
Nicolas Biddle
hard money
“the Monster”
National Republicans
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Louis McLance
William Duane
Roger Taney
“pet banks”
“wildcat”
Distribution act
Specie Circular
“land office business”
Panic of 1837
11. Considering the major events/controversies of Jackson’s presidency, how
would you respond to the assertion, “President Jackson was one of our
greatest presidents.”
12. Compare the ideologies of the “new party system” that emerged in the
1830s with those of the earlier two party systems. Do the Whigs represent
a new set of interests?
King Andrew I
Tories
Whigs
Anti-Masons
American System
Election of 1836
13. Considering the major events and controversies of Van Buren’s
presidency why is his nickname the “Little Magician” an ironic one?
Panic of 1837
Independent
Treasury
14. Analyze the Whig election campaigns of 1836 and 1840. What do they
reveal about the fundamental weaknesses of the party?
Henry Clay
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
“Tippecanoe and Tyler too”
“Log Cabin and Hard Cider”
15. What was the “Jacksonian Impulse”