3045749924 | Chapter 13 The Rise of Jacksonian Democracy, 1824-1840 | 0 | ||
3045760958 | Thematic Learning Objectives | 1 | ||
3045742855 | The over-arching theme of chapter 13 is that through Andrew Jackson, political power fell to the people more than any other time in history. | 2 | ||
3045742856 | Andrew Jackson felt he'd been robbed the presidency in 1824. This motivated the regular folks to political action. He vowed to win for the people's sake, and did so. | 3 | ||
3045745056 | A conflict started to brew between the north and the south. The issue was the tariff (import tax) and whether the south had the right to "nullify" or wipe it out. The trouble was worked out, but it foreshadowed bigger trouble to come, over slavery. | 4 | ||
3045746570 | Jackson distrusted banks—he thought they were tools for the rich to milk money off the poor. He killed the National Bank and threw the whole banking system into chaos. | 5 | ||
3045749293 | By the time William Henry Harrison ran for president in 1840, popular, mass politics had grown into the circus-like monster that it's known as today. | 6 | ||
3045779642 | I. Intro | 7 | ||
3045784464 | slavery | What was the one issue in the 1820s and 1830s that greatly raised the political stakes? | ![]() | 8 |
3045801324 | checks and balances | The new two party system that emerged in the 1830s and 1840s was an important aspect to what part of the political system? | ![]() | 9 |
3045773843 | II. The "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824 | 10 | ||
3045822176 | "minority president" | The presidential election of 1824 was the first election to see the election of what kind of president? Hint: lost the popular vote as well as the Electoral College. | 11 | |
3045837290 | 80% | By the 1840s, voter participation in the presidential election reached what % | ![]() | 12 |
3045852037 | Andrew Jackson | Who received more popular votes than any other candidate in the 1824 election? | ![]() | 13 |
3045860333 | Henry Clay | Who was eliminated as a candidate when the election of 1824 was thrown into the House of Representatives? | ![]() | 14 |
3045870540 | John C. Calhoun | Who was the vice-president on the ticket of two presidential candidates in 1824? | ![]() | 15 |
3045875931 | William Crawford | Who suffered a stroke in the 1824 election. | ![]() | 16 |
3045885152 | No candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral College | Why did the House of Representatives decide the election 1824? | ![]() | 17 |
3045906219 | Henry Clay Secretary of State | John Quincy Adams, elected president in 1825, was charged by his political opponents with having struck a "corrupt bargain" when he appointed ___________ to become __________. | ![]() | 18 |
3045914725 | III. A Yankee Misfit in the White House | 19 | ||
3045919590 | Not very successful | How is John Quincy Adams viewed by many as a President of the United States? | ![]() | 20 |
3045976035 | deep nationalistic view only 1/3 of the voters voted for him sarcastic personality tactless | List some of John Quincy Adams' weaknesses as President. | ![]() | 21 |
3045998848 | IV. Going "Whole Hog" for Jackson in 1828 | 22 | ||
3046008045 | Clay was given Secretary of State | The Jacksonian charge of a "corrupt bargain" to gain John Quincy Adams the presidency arose because | ![]() | 23 |
3046016529 | Jackson had risen from the masses and reflected many of their prejudices in his personal attitude and outlook. | Why did Andrew Jackson appeal to the common people? | ![]() | 24 |
3046030566 | V. "Old Hickory" as President | 25 | ||
3046037789 | the federal government | What did Andrew Jackson deeply mistrust, which is what his political philosophy was based on? | ![]() | 26 |
3046055543 | newly won ascending of the masses | What did Andrew Jackson's inauguration as president symbolize? | ![]() | 27 |
3046063759 | VII. The Spoils System | 28 | ||
3046065597 | To reward political supporters with public office. | What was the purpose of the spoils system? | ![]() | 29 |
3046076487 | The appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs | What was the result of the spoils system under Jackson? | ![]() | 30 |
3046101736 | VIII. The Tricky "Tariff of Abominations" | 31 | ||
3046114244 | Andrew Jackson | The people who proposed the exceptionally high tariff rates were also ardent supporters of ? | ![]() | 32 |
3046169946 | the North | What section of the United States demanded higher tariffs? | ![]() | 33 |
3046121948 | the South | What section of the United States was most hurt by the Tariff of 1828? | ![]() | 34 |
3046135821 | The same power could be used against slavery. | Why did Southerners fear the Tariff of 1828 so much? | ![]() | 35 |
3046179390 | IX. "Nullies" in South Carolina | 36 | ||
3046194515 | It was an argument for states' rights | What was John C. Calhoun's "South Carolina Exposition"? | ![]() | 37 |
3046207614 | the tariff policy | Why did the "nullification crisis" of 1832-1833 erupt over? | ![]() | 38 |
3046219467 | the South | Where did the strongest regional support for the Tariff of 1833 come from? | ![]() | 39 |
3046243319 | The President could use an army and navy to collect federal tariff duties. | What did the Force Bill provide for? | ![]() | 40 |
3046266452 | Henry Clay | Who was the person responsible for defusing the tariff controversy that began in 1828? | ![]() | 41 |
3046272556 | No, neither Jackson or the nullifiers won. | Was there a clear winner in the nullification crisis? | ![]() | 42 |
3046300527 | Dispatched forces to South Carolina | In response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1828, what did Andrew Jackson do? | ![]() | 43 |
3046288475 | Congress passed the Compromise Tariff of 1832. | What ended the nullification crisis started by South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828? | ![]() | 44 |
3046334354 | X. The Trail of Tears | 45 | ||
3046373495 | Trail of Tears | The sorrowful path along which thousands of southeastern Indians were removed to Oklahoma. | ![]() | 46 |
3046340864 | Whites wanted the Indians lands | Why did Andrew Jackson support the removal of Native Americans from the eastern states? | ![]() | 47 |
3046359163 | Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles | List the Southeastern Indian peoples who were removed to Oklahoma. | ![]() | 48 |
3046384137 | developed effective agriculture, educational and political institutions, including a written constitution. | What was unique about the Cherokees accomplishments? | ![]() | 49 |
3046407442 | He defied the Supreme Court that favored the Cherokees. | What did President Jackson ignore by promoting policy of the Indian Removal Act? | ![]() | 50 |
3046418464 | XI. The bank War | 51 | ||
3046425685 | It minted gold and silver coins but not paper currency. It controlled much of the nation's gold and silver. It foreclosed on many western farms. It was a private institution. The bank was anti-western. Profit, not public service, was its first priority. | Why did Andrew Jackson say that he despised the Bank of the United States? | ![]() | 52 |
3046457536 | Its promotion of economic expansion by making credit available. | What was one of the positive aspects of the BUS? | ![]() | 53 |
3046471185 | It was the depository of funds of the national government. | In what way did the federal government rely on the Second Bank of the United States? | ![]() | 54 |
3046483048 | Presidential power had expanded! | What did Jackson's veto of the BUS show about presidential power? | ![]() | 55 |
3046491594 | He said it was harmful to the nation. | Why did Jackson say he vetoed the recharter bill for the BUS? | ![]() | 56 |
3046508156 | The Anti-Masonic Party | What third party of 1832 appealed to the suspicions of secret societies? | ![]() | 57 |
3046525441 | Masons | Ritualistic secret societies that became the target of a momentarily powerful third party in 1832. | ![]() | 58 |
3046537088 | evangelicals | Religious believers, originally attracted to the Anti-Masonic party and then to the Whigs, who sough to use political power for moral and religious reform. | ![]() | 59 |
3046545452 | third party campaigning written party platforms national conventions party platforms | What were some important innovation of the 1832 election? | ![]() | 60 |
3046558140 | XII. Burying Biddie's Bank | 61 | ||
3046564506 | He was afraid that Biddie might try to manipulate the bank to force its recharter | Why did Jackson decide to weaken the BUS after the election of 1832? | ![]() | 62 |
3046583945 | XIII. The Birth of the WHIGS | 63 | ||
3046594908 | Log cabin and hard cider | The popular symbols of the bogus but effective campaign the Whigs used to elect "poor boy" William Henry Harrison in 1840. | ![]() | 64 |
3046611897 | backers of Southern States' rights Large northern industrialists many evangelical Protestants Backers of the American System | Who made up the main supporters of the WHIGS? | ![]() | 65 |
3046627273 | hatred for Andrew Jackson | What was the "hatred" of that kept the Whigs together in its formative days? | ![]() | 66 |
3046637772 | Force the election into the House of representatives. | What did the Whigs hope that they could do to win the 1836 election? | ![]() | 67 |
3046662088 | Martin Van Burin | WHO won the 1836 Presidential election 170 to 124? | ![]() | 68 |
3046670015 | XIII. Big Woes for the "Little Magician" | 69 | ||
3046679334 | Over speculation The Bank War Financial Problems abroad Failures of wheat crops | The Panic of 1837 was caused by several reasons. Do you know any of them? | ![]() | 70 |
3046690282 | XIV. Depression Doldrums and the Independent Treasury. | 71 | ||
3046698398 | Expansion of Bank credit Higher tariffs. Subsidies for internal improvements More active involvement on the part of government | The Whigs offered several proposals for the remedies of the economic ills facing America in 1837. Can you name any? | 72 | |
3046711775 | XV. Gone to Texas! | 73 | ||
3046718292 | Stephen A. Austin | Who was recruited to get American settlers to move into the Texas region? | ![]() | 74 |
3046850991 | slavery immigration local rights Santa Ana raising an army to use against Texas | The government of Mexico and the Americans clashed over many issues. Can you name them? | 75 | |
3046892877 | XVI. The Lone Star rebellion | 76 | ||
3046857879 | San Jacinto | Texans won their independence as a result of the victory over Mexican armies in what battle? | 77 | |
3046861130 | Americans | Who helped Texans gain their independence? | 78 | |
3046865067 | They believed that Austin and his settlers could civilize the area. | Why did Mexican authorities allow Stephen Austin to settle in Texas. | 79 | |
3046871915 | They felt that the Mexicans had become to authoritarian. | Why did the Anglo-Texans want to rebel against Mexican rule? | 80 | |
3046879016 | They were opposed by the anti-slavery groups | Why did Presidents Jackson and Van Buren hesitate to annex or extend recognition to Texas? | 81 | |
3046883082 | the South and Southwest | Where did most of the early settlers to Texas come from? | 82 | |
3046895311 | XVII. Log Cabins and Hard Cider of 1840 | 83 | ||
3046900080 | William Henry Harrisson | The "Tippecanoe" in the Whigs 1840 campaign slogan was to illustrate which candidate? | 84 | |
3046909138 | As a poor western farmer | How did the Whig party try to portray Harrison on the 1840 election? | 85 | |
3046914734 | XVIII. The Two Party System | 86 | ||
3046929749 | Henry Clay and Daniel Webster | Who were the prominent leaders of the Whig party? | 87 | |
3046918642 | They were both mass-based political parties | What did both the Democratic party and the Whig party have in common? | 88 | |
3046924239 | The End!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | The End!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 89 |
Chapter 13 The Rise of Mass Democracy, 1824-1840 Flashcards
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