Chapter 11 The Jackson Era Test Flashcards
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| 220541640 | Who developed the alphabet for the Cherokeet Indians? | Sequoyah | |
| 220541641 | In which state would you have found the Seminoles? | Florida | |
| 220541642 | Of what was Rachel Donelson Jackson accused of? | Bigamy | |
| 220541643 | Which of these men was NOT president in 1841? | Jackson | |
| 220541644 | Who did Polk beat in the presidential race of 1844? | Henry Clay | |
| 220541645 | What symbol did the Whigs adopt in 1840? | Log Cabin | |
| 220541646 | What French term means that government should interfere with the private sector as little as possible? | Laissez Faire | |
| 220541647 | How did Jackson "kill" the 2nd bank of the US after he vetoed Clay's attempt to recharter the bank in 1832? | He took government money out of the 2nd Bank of the US | |
| 220541648 | Why did the Whigs nominate William Henry Harrison instead of Henry Clay? | He was a war hero | |
| 220541649 | What do we call a period in which business and employment fall to a very low level? | Depression | |
| 220541650 | What happened to cotton prices in the South in 1837? | It fell because of overproduction | |
| 220541651 | What new party opposed the Democrats? | Whigs | |
| 220541652 | What issue did Clay think might help him beat Jackson in 1832? | Vetoing teh 2nd bank's charter | |
| 220541653 | What group did Jackson say controlled the Bank of the United States? | Wealthy Easteners | |
| 220541654 | By 1842, the US had lost over 1,500 soldiers fighting the | Seminoles | |
| 220541655 | What do historians call the forcible removal of the Cherokee to Oklahoma/Indian Territory? | Trail of Tears | |
| 220541656 | Who sued Georgia in the case Worcester v. Georgia? | Cherokee Indians | |
| 220541657 | Why did the US want to relocate Indians west of the Mississippi River? | It was considered realtively worthless desert | |
| 220541658 | Which of these was NOT considered one of the "Five Civilized" tribes? | Cheyenne | |
| 220541659 | What state threatened to secede if the Tariff of 1832 was enforced? | South Carolina | |
| 220541660 | What is a tariff? | Tax on imports | |
| 220541661 | What term in given to the practice of replacing government workers with the winner's political supporters? | Spoils System | |
| 220541662 | What did Jackson's soldiers call him? | Old Hickory | |
| 220541663 | Jackson was born in? | a log cabin | |
| 220541664 | What had Jackson done to deserters in the War of 1812? | hanged them | |
| 220541665 | What did JQ Adams want to build as president? | National University | |
| 220541666 | Which of these men did NOT run in the 1824 election? | Polk | |
| 220541667 | Prior to 1824, what was the traditional "stepping stone" to the US presidency? | Secretary of State |