The Age of Jackson

Front

Who was selected by the House of Representatives to be the sixth president of the U. S. because no candidate won a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824?

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John Quincy Adams

Front

The differences between Jackson and Adams created two new political parties. Supporters of Jackson became known as what party?

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Democrats

Front

Which group of people did Jackson believe he represented?

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Common Man

Front

What do you call the practice of giving government jobs to political supporters?

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Spoils System

Front

What do you call the political philosophy that puts its faith in the common people?

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Jacksonian Democracy

Front

Military hero and seventh president.

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Andrew Jackson

Front

What helped Jackson win the election of 1828 by a landslide?

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Expansion of voting rights. (Didn't have to own property)

Front

How was Andrew Jackson’s background different from previous presidents?

Back

He was born poor and from the west.

Front

In the 1820s the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole became known as what?

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The Five Civilized Tribes

Front

Who invented a writing system for the Cherokee?

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Sequoya