Jackson Class Review

The Corrupt Bargain

and

the Election of 1824

Open Ended

• What does this chart tell us about the previous experiences of individuals who served as president?

• By 1824, which federal office seemed to be the “stepping stone” to the Presidency?

Open Ended

Of the 4 candidates, who seemed to be the most qualified for the Presidency? Why?

Of the 4 candidates, who seemed to be the least qualified for the Presidency? Why?

Open Ended

Why was the Twelfth Amendment relevant in the election of 1824?

How many electoral votes were needed to win the election of 1824?

Multiple Choice

Which event caused the Democratic-Republic Party to split into two separate parties?

• The start of the War of 1812

• The passage of protective tariffs

• The Election of 1824

• The creation of the American System

Multiple Choice

If you were an Andrew Jackson supporter after the election of 1824 what might you call the election

• The Great Election

• The New Deal

• The Corrupt Bargain

• The Cheat and repeat

Multiple Choice

The Indian Removal Act led to the event known in History as....

• The Trail of Tears

• The trail of Death

• The Crying Path

• The Journey of Loss

Multiple Choice

Where was most of the area set aside for Native Americans in 1834 located today?

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Dakota

• New Mexico

Multiple Choice

President Jackson ignored which Supreme Court Case?

• Marbury V Madison

• Worcester V Georgia

• Muccoloch V Maryland

• Gibbons V Ogden

Multiple Choice

What was the verdict of Worcester v. Georgia?

• Georgia laws must be followed on Cherokee land
• The Cherokee must be relocated to Indian Reservations
• The Cherokee can keep their land forever
• Georgia laws do not apply on Cherokee land

Multiple Choice

What does nullification mean?

• Leaving the Union

• Joining the Union

• Taxing imports/exports

• Declaring a law unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

What is a "crisis"?

• The time period before the war

• A time of great starvation

• The time period before the American Revolution

• A time period of great difficulties

Multiple Choice

What does the word secession mean?

• Leaving the Union

• Joining the Union

• Taxing imports and exports

• Declaring a law unconstitutional

PT 02 Performance Task:

Based on the primary sources, do you
think there was there a “corrupt bargain?”

Use evidence to support your answer.

Nullification Crisis & War on the Bank

Multiple Choice

What made South Carolina think they had the power to nullify a federal law?

• 10th Amendment and States; Rights

• 1st Amendment and the Freedoms given to the people.

• Sectionalism

Multiple Choice

Why was Jackson preparing to use force against South Carolina.

• South Carolina had declared war on the Union.

• South Carolina was threatening to secede from the Union

• South Carolina had been taken over by rebels.

Multiple Choice

Which Constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

• Tax on imports.

• 8th Amendment

• States' Rights

Multiple Choice

Which region felt the tariffs imposed during the presidency of Andrew Jackson were unfair and should be nullified?

• North

• West

• South

• Northwest Territory

Multiple Choice

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

• Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

• Can a state regulate a federal agency?

• Can a state overturn a federal law?

• Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

Multiple Choice

Conflicting interpretations of this amendment played a major role in the -

• Bank War

• Nullification Crisis

• Corrupt Bargain

• XYZ Affair

Multiple Choice

The proclamation excerpted above was issued during which of these historical events?

• Shays's Rebellion

• The War of 1812

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Civil War

Multiple Choice

Which issue do the events in these headlines have in common?

• Expansion of slavery

• States' rights

• Taxation without representation

• Popular sovereignty

Multiple Choice

Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.

• foreign goods
• american made goods
• ice cream
• slaves

Multiple Choice

What did Jackson do that ended the nullification crisis?

• passed a higher tariff
• fired his Vice President
• burned down every home in South Carolina
• threatened to use Army to enforce the law

Spoils System

• Jackson rewarded people who voted for him (he spoiled them)

• Gave government jobs to friends.

• Believed the president could "clean house" when elected.

Multiple Choice

What significant change in voting rights occurred leading up to the presidential election of 1828?

• Women were granted the right to vote

• Poor and non-property-owning white men were granted the right to vote

• Voting age was lowered

• Property ownership requirements for voting were increased

Multiple Choice

How did the number of white male voters in the presidential election of 1828 compare to the election four years earlier?

• It doubled

• It tripled

• It quadrupled

• It remained the same

Jackson vetoed the bill.

The House of
Representatives tried
to override, or cancel,
the veto, but the bill
did not receive
the needed two-thirds
of the votes in the
Senate. The veto held.

Taney was one of Jackson’s most loyal supporters. Many in Congress were furious when Taney
began moving federal money to private banks. Without any federal money, the Second Bank of
the United States was doomed. By 1841, the bank, completely empty of money, was destroyed.

Jackson Destroys the Bank

The downfall of the bank added to the
nation’s economic problems. After Jackson
left office, an economic disaster struck the
nation in 1837.

Multiple Choice

Why did President Jackson believe the national bank was unconstitutional?

• Because it was not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution

• Because it favored wealthy individuals and corporations

• Because it was controlled by foreign interests

• Because it issued paper money

Multiple Choice

What special rights and benefits did President Jackson dislike about the national bank?

• The ability to issue national currency

• The exemption from state taxation

• The control over state and local banks

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What was Andrew Jackson's response to the bill extending the bank's charter?

• He signed it into law

• He vetoed the bill

• He ignored the bill, allowing it to become law without his signature

• He passed it to the Supreme Court for a decision

Multiple Choice

How did President Jackson's policies contribute to the economic problems faced by the nation in 1837?

• By implementing high tariffs on imported goods

• By removing federal deposits from the Second Bank of the United States

• By signing the Indian Removal Act

• By refusing to annex Texas

Multiple Choice

What was one of the major consequences of the economic disaster that struck the nation in 1837?

• A significant increase in national debt

• The establishment of the Independent Treasury System

• Widespread bank failures and unemployment

• The end of the Second Bank of the United States

Worcester v. Georgia

The Cherokee tried to use legal means in their attempt to safeguard their rights. They sought protection from land-hungry white settlers who wanted the gold on their land. The Cherokee adopted a written constitution declaring themselves to be a sovereign nation. . The state of Georgia, however, did not recognize their sovereign status,. The Cherokee took their case to the Supreme Court in June of 1830.

Worcester v. Georgia

The Cherokee went to the Supreme Court again in 1831. This time they based their appeal on an 1830 Georgia law which prohibited whites from living on Indian Territory. The court this time decided in favor of the Cherokee. It stated that the Cherokee had the right to self-government, The state of Georgia refused to abide by the Court decision, however, and President Jackson refused to enforce the law.

Trail of Tears

Trail of Tears – in 1836, the Cherokee were given two years to migrate voluntarily, at the end of which time they would be forcibly removed. The U.S. government sent troops, who forced the Cherokees to move They were not allowed time to gather their belongings, and as they left, . Then began the march known as the Trail of Tears, in which 4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands.

The Trail of tears was carried out by the 8th president Martin Van Burren, Jackson's apprentice and successor.

Nicknames little Hickory after Jackson

Multiple Choice

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move

• to Oklahoma
• to Florida
• to the Louisiana Purchase
• to Canada

Multiple Choice

_________ in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.

• Bureau of Indian Affairs

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Indian Removal Act

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had no authority over the Cherokee nations territory.

• Indian Removal Act
• Worcester v. Georgia
• Seminole vs Georgia
• Osceola vs Florida

Multiple Choice

What did John Marshall say about the Indian Removal Act?

• That it was against the law

• That it was perfectly leagal