Jackson Bank and Nullification

Many felt Jackson acted like a____________________ during his presidency.

• Gambler

• Monarch

• Corrupt Bargainer

• Politician

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.

What caused the nullification crisis?

• removal policies
• election of 1828
• northern trade policies
• southern opposition to tariffs

Why did President Andrew Jackson oppose renewing the charter for the Second Bank of the United States?

• The bank restricted Jackson from raising tariffs.

• The bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthy.

• The bank had corrupt leadership that threatened foreign trade and domestic industries. •

• The bank had challenged him to a duel.

What was President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?

• He admitted that the Union was a "compact" of the states

• He offered to raise tariffs to keep South Carolina in the Union

• He conceded South Carolina's right to secede

• He threatened to use force against South Carolina if it did not repeal its nullification policies

Which state said they wouldn‘t pay the new tariff because it was unconstitutional?

• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Virginia
• Georgia

In _____v. _____, the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had no right to remove the Cherokee and that the Cherokee legally owned the land.

• Miranda v. Arizona
• Worcester v. Georgia
• The U.S. v. Nixon
• SquarePants v. Krabs

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

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

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 Indian Territory.

States ignoring a federal law is called --

• nullification

• spoils system

• suffrage

• resettlement