Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

• the rich and well-born.

• Native Americans.

• the common people.

• states' rights supporters.

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

• the spoils system.
• Jacksonian democracy.
• mudslinging.
• a corrupt bargain.

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The Trail of Tears refers to

• Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

• the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

• government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

• the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Reservations in the West

Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?

• He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
• He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
• He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
• He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.

Which of the following is the best definition for the spoils system?

• a bribe

• choosing the most qualified person for the job

• voting for the best candidate

• rewarding your supporters with jobs in the government once elected

Jackson's handling of the Nullification Crisis was most upsetting to

• the Rich and well-born.
• Native Americans.
• the common people.
• states' rights supporters.

How did Jackson respond to South Carolina threatening to secede from the Union?

• Made a secret deal with Calhoun to convince them to change their mind
• He held a press conference to explain why secession would not be wise
• He threatened to call out the army to stop them
• As a southerner himself, he liked the idea of secession

Jacksonian Democracy 

• an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen
• The practice of giving government jobs to political backers
• The period of expanding democracy in the 1820s and 1830s
• The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional
  

Kitchen Cabinet

• an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen
• Political party favored the idea of a weak president and a strong Congress
• Conflict between the supporters and the opponents of nullification deepened.
• In 1830, authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.

Trail of Tears

• In 1830, authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.
  
• To manage Indian removal to western lands, Congress approved the creation of a new government agency
• Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force
• The Cherokee were forced to march 800 miles to the Indian Territory