Social Studies 8 Module 10 Flashcard

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Jackson's political challengers formed the Whig Party, which opposed Jacksons on the basis that he?

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had too much executive power and was acting like a king

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In the landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states do not have the power to what federal institutions?

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Tax

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Both Jackson and Calhoun supported the states’ right doctrine, but unlike Calhoun, Jackson did not believe in the idea of?

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nullification

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As precedent Jackson rewarded important political supporters with government jobs in what is known as the

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spoils system

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Protective tariffs helped the North ___________________________ and made it much more expensive for the South to import goods

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complete with British factories

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Many Cherokees believed they could escape forcible relocation to avoid conflict if they ___________________________ but their rights were ultimately ignored after gold was discovered on their land.

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assimilated into white society

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A Seminole leader named Osceola urged his people to ______________________ their removal

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resist or oppose

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In the election of 1828, Jackson received more popular support than Adams. Voters viewed Jackson as?

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the candidate who represented the common man and the frontier

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Many southerners used the states’ rights doctrine to support the position that individual states had the right to ________________ they opposed

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nullify federal laws

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Which of the following describes why Jackson's supporters questioned the legitimacy of the 1824 election?

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The winner of the population vote did not become president