Jacksonian Democracy

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What practice became known as the spoils system?

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elected officials rewarding political backers with government jobs

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The candidate who was elected president in 1824 as a result of what some Americans believed to be a corrupt political deal was?

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John Quincy Adams.

Front

Which candidate in the 1824 presidential election was supported by New Englanders?

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John Quincy Adams

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What is "nullification"?

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Power of the states to ignore a national law

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What act allowed Andrew Jackson to remove the "Five Civilized Tribes" from their land and relocate them west of the Mississippi?

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Indian Removal Act

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Why did Andrew Jackson "kill" the Second Bank of the United States?

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He believed it was unconstitutional and only benefitted the wealthy.

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Which state said they wouldn‘t pay the new tariff and passed the Nullification act? Options: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia

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South Carolina

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Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.

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foreign goods

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What happened as a result of Jackson's veto of the bank?

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the Panic of 1837

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Where did the money in the Bank of US go to after the Bank was closed? Options: to South Carolina, to Capitol Building, to State Banks, to Andrew Jackson's House

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to State Banks