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3045749924Chapter 13 The Rise of Jacksonian Democracy, 1824-18400
3045760958Thematic Learning Objectives1
3045742855The 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
3045742856Andrew 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
3045745056A 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
3045746570Jackson 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
3045749293By 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
3045779642I. Intro7
3045784464slaveryWhat was the one issue in the 1820s and 1830s that greatly raised the political stakes?8
3045801324checks and balancesThe new two party system that emerged in the 1830s and 1840s was an important aspect to what part of the political system?9
3045773843II. The "Corrupt Bargain" of 182410
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
304583729080%By the 1840s, voter participation in the presidential election reached what %12
3045852037Andrew JacksonWho received more popular votes than any other candidate in the 1824 election?13
3045860333Henry ClayWho was eliminated as a candidate when the election of 1824 was thrown into the House of Representatives?14
3045870540John C. CalhounWho was the vice-president on the ticket of two presidential candidates in 1824?15
3045875931William CrawfordWho suffered a stroke in the 1824 election.16
3045885152No candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral CollegeWhy did the House of Representatives decide the election 1824?17
3045906219Henry Clay Secretary of StateJohn Quincy Adams, elected president in 1825, was charged by his political opponents with having struck a "corrupt bargain" when he appointed ___________ to become __________.18
3045914725III. A Yankee Misfit in the White House19
3045919590Not very successfulHow is John Quincy Adams viewed by many as a President of the United States?20
3045976035deep nationalistic view only 1/3 of the voters voted for him sarcastic personality tactlessList some of John Quincy Adams' weaknesses as President.21
3045998848IV. Going "Whole Hog" for Jackson in 182822
3046008045Clay was given Secretary of StateThe Jacksonian charge of a "corrupt bargain" to gain John Quincy Adams the presidency arose because23
3046016529Jackson 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
3046030566V. "Old Hickory" as President25
3046037789the federal governmentWhat did Andrew Jackson deeply mistrust, which is what his political philosophy was based on?26
3046055543newly won ascending of the massesWhat did Andrew Jackson's inauguration as president symbolize?27
3046063759VII. The Spoils System28
3046065597To reward political supporters with public office.What was the purpose of the spoils system?29
3046076487The appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobsWhat was the result of the spoils system under Jackson?30
3046101736VIII. The Tricky "Tariff of Abominations"31
3046114244Andrew JacksonThe people who proposed the exceptionally high tariff rates were also ardent supporters of ?32
3046169946the NorthWhat section of the United States demanded higher tariffs?33
3046121948the SouthWhat section of the United States was most hurt by the Tariff of 1828?34
3046135821The same power could be used against slavery.Why did Southerners fear the Tariff of 1828 so much?35
3046179390IX. "Nullies" in South Carolina36
3046194515It was an argument for states' rightsWhat was John C. Calhoun's "South Carolina Exposition"?37
3046207614the tariff policyWhy did the "nullification crisis" of 1832-1833 erupt over?38
3046219467the SouthWhere did the strongest regional support for the Tariff of 1833 come from?39
3046243319The President could use an army and navy to collect federal tariff duties.What did the Force Bill provide for?40
3046266452Henry ClayWho was the person responsible for defusing the tariff controversy that began in 1828?41
3046272556No, neither Jackson or the nullifiers won.Was there a clear winner in the nullification crisis?42
3046300527Dispatched forces to South CarolinaIn response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1828, what did Andrew Jackson do?43
3046288475Congress passed the Compromise Tariff of 1832.What ended the nullification crisis started by South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828?44
3046334354X. The Trail of Tears45
3046373495Trail of TearsThe sorrowful path along which thousands of southeastern Indians were removed to Oklahoma.46
3046340864Whites wanted the Indians landsWhy did Andrew Jackson support the removal of Native Americans from the eastern states?47
3046359163Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, SeminolesList the Southeastern Indian peoples who were removed to Oklahoma.48
3046384137developed effective agriculture, educational and political institutions, including a written constitution.What was unique about the Cherokees accomplishments?49
3046407442He defied the Supreme Court that favored the Cherokees.What did President Jackson ignore by promoting policy of the Indian Removal Act?50
3046418464XI. The bank War51
3046425685It 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
3046457536Its promotion of economic expansion by making credit available.What was one of the positive aspects of the BUS?53
3046471185It 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
3046483048Presidential power had expanded!What did Jackson's veto of the BUS show about presidential power?55
3046491594He said it was harmful to the nation.Why did Jackson say he vetoed the recharter bill for the BUS?56
3046508156The Anti-Masonic PartyWhat third party of 1832 appealed to the suspicions of secret societies?57
3046525441MasonsRitualistic secret societies that became the target of a momentarily powerful third party in 1832.58
3046537088evangelicalsReligious 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
3046545452third party campaigning written party platforms national conventions party platformsWhat were some important innovation of the 1832 election?60
3046558140XII. Burying Biddie's Bank61
3046564506He was afraid that Biddie might try to manipulate the bank to force its recharterWhy did Jackson decide to weaken the BUS after the election of 1832?62
3046583945XIII. The Birth of the WHIGS63
3046594908Log cabin and hard ciderThe popular symbols of the bogus but effective campaign the Whigs used to elect "poor boy" William Henry Harrison in 1840.64
3046611897backers of Southern States' rights Large northern industrialists many evangelical Protestants Backers of the American SystemWho made up the main supporters of the WHIGS?65
3046627273hatred for Andrew JacksonWhat was the "hatred" of that kept the Whigs together in its formative days?66
3046637772Force the election into the House of representatives.What did the Whigs hope that they could do to win the 1836 election?67
3046662088Martin Van BurinWHO won the 1836 Presidential election 170 to 124?68
3046670015XIII. Big Woes for the "Little Magician"69
3046679334Over speculation The Bank War Financial Problems abroad Failures of wheat cropsThe Panic of 1837 was caused by several reasons. Do you know any of them?70
3046690282XIV. Depression Doldrums and the Independent Treasury.71
3046698398Expansion of Bank credit Higher tariffs. Subsidies for internal improvements More active involvement on the part of governmentThe Whigs offered several proposals for the remedies of the economic ills facing America in 1837. Can you name any?72
3046711775XV. Gone to Texas!73
3046718292Stephen A. AustinWho was recruited to get American settlers to move into the Texas region?74
3046850991slavery immigration local rights Santa Ana raising an army to use against TexasThe government of Mexico and the Americans clashed over many issues. Can you name them?75
3046892877XVI. The Lone Star rebellion76
3046857879San JacintoTexans won their independence as a result of the victory over Mexican armies in what battle?77
3046861130AmericansWho helped Texans gain their independence?78
3046865067They believed that Austin and his settlers could civilize the area.Why did Mexican authorities allow Stephen Austin to settle in Texas.79
3046871915They felt that the Mexicans had become to authoritarian.Why did the Anglo-Texans want to rebel against Mexican rule?80
3046879016They were opposed by the anti-slavery groupsWhy did Presidents Jackson and Van Buren hesitate to annex or extend recognition to Texas?81
3046883082the South and SouthwestWhere did most of the early settlers to Texas come from?82
3046895311XVII. Log Cabins and Hard Cider of 184083
3046900080William Henry HarrissonThe "Tippecanoe" in the Whigs 1840 campaign slogan was to illustrate which candidate?84
3046909138As a poor western farmerHow did the Whig party try to portray Harrison on the 1840 election?85
3046914734XVIII. The Two Party System86
3046929749Henry Clay and Daniel WebsterWho were the prominent leaders of the Whig party?87
3046918642They were both mass-based political partiesWhat did both the Democratic party and the Whig party have in common?88
3046924239The End!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The End!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!89

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