US History 8th Unit 06 Age of Jackson STAAR

Who was the first Democratic President?

• Andrew Jackson

• Jackson Andrews

• John Quincy Adams

• Quncy Johnson

Characteristics of Andrew Jackson

• Stay neutral, Political parties will cause division, Geographical differences will cause division

• Britain burnt down Washington, Dolly Madison saved famous picture of George Washington,Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner, Andrew Jackson becomes famous

• It favored the wealthy and had too much power over the economy

• Humble, war hero at the battle of New Orleans, Common Man’s President, Old Hickory, 1st Democratic President

What was it called when Andrew Jackson shifted power from the wealthy to the common people?

• Washington's Farewell Address

• Jacksonian Democracy

• Manifest Destiny

• Annexation

How did Andrew Jackson expand suffrage rights?

• He gave women the right to vote

• He removed everyone's right to vote

• He allowed non land owners to vote

• He ended everyone's suffering

Why did Northern states favor tariffs on foreign goods?

• Jacksonian Democracy

• Foreign countries were forced to buy from the North

• To void federal laws

• They increased the demand for manufactured goods

Why did Southern states oppose tariffs?

• They increased the demand for manufactured goods

• If a state could void a federal law

• they were forced to buy from the North

• They affected Natives negatively

What was the main argument in the Nullification Crisis?

• If a state could void a federal law

• Settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Allowing immigration to Texas

• Stopping news papers from printing seditious things about the government

What was the Indian Removal Act?

• Eastern Indians were given two years to migrate to Indian territory in Oklahoma

• Indians were moved from Florida to Georgia

• If a state could void a federal law

• they were forced to buy from the North

What happened in Worchester vs Georgia:

• Tariffs were increased on imported goods

• Supreme Court declares forcing Indians off their land is unconstitutional, Jackson ignores them.

• Indians were jailed for insubordination

• The National Banks charter was revoked

What was the “Trail of Tears”?

• If a state could void a federal law

• They increased the demand for manufactured goods

• Led escaped slaves to the North

• 4,000 Indians died of cold and hunger walking to Oklahoma