FLASHCARD REVIEW: Age of Jackson

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The presidential election of 1824 was decided by

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the House of Representatives

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After the election of 1824, Jackson accused which two men of a “corrupt bargain”?

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John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay

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All of the following factors helped Jackson get elected in 1828 EXCEPT: his appeal to the "common man", his accusation that Adams was involved in a corrupt bargain, his views on protecting Native American rights, his war hero status

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his views on protecting Native American rights

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Jackson's practice of giving government jobs to his supporters was known as the:

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spoils system

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All of the following are true of the Trail of Tears EXCEPT: Approximately one-quarter (1/4) of the tribe died on the journey., The new lands the tribe received were inferior to their homelands.

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The tribe chose to move west to escape frequent attacks by their white neighbors.

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The Indian Removal Act allowed the government to

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move Native American tribes to territory west of the Mississippi River

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In the case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Supreme Court decided that: The Cherokee are an independent nation and cannot be moved.

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The Cherokee are an independent nation and cannot be moved.

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The political party formed by Jackson's supporters after the election of 1824 was called:

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Democratic-Republicans

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The agreement in which the Cherokees sold their lands in the east in exchange for $5 million and new land in the west was called the:

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Treaty of New Echota

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Why were there more voters in the election of 1824 than there were in the election of 1828? Options: The voting age was reduced to 18., Native Americans were given the right to vote., Many states removed the property requirement for voting., Women were given the right to vote.

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Many states removed the property requirement for voting.