Chapter 12 :The Age of Jackson

He was elected president in controversial fashion in 1824 thanks to Henry Clay and the "Corrupt Bargain."

• James Monroe

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Quincy Adams

• John C. Calhoun

He won the popular vote in 1824 but lost the presidential election to John Quincy Adams as a result of something that became known as the "Corrupt Bargain."

• James Monroe

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

The idea of spreading political power to all people and ensuring majority rule is known as: 

• Jacksonian democracy
• republicanism
• representative democracy
• universal suffrage

He was known as the people's president because he supported the "Common Man."

• John Quincy Adams

• James Monroe

• James Buchanan

• Andrew Jackson

Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska where the Indians were relocated became known as this:

• Indian Territory

• The Northwest Territory

• Indian Wilderness

• Sooner Nation

Congress passed at bill at the end of John Quincy Adams' presidency that significantly raised the tariffs on raw materials and manufactured goods which outraged the South. This became known as

• the Tariff of Secession
• the Intolerable Tariff
• the Southern Tariff
• the Tariff of Abominations

He was Andrew Jackson's first Vice President and a staunch supporter of states' rights and the nullification crisis.

• John C. Calhoun

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• Daniel Webster

Why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the Union? 

• the governor was insulted by Andrew Jackson
• they were against the Indian Removal Act
• they opposed the tariff placed on them by Congress is 1828 and 1832
• they opposed the plan for a Second Bank of the US

The Election of 1824 ended with no candidate receiving a majority of the electoral college vote. When this happens, who decides the election?

• Senate

• President

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

Jackson believed he was cheated out of the Presidency in a "corrupt bargain." Why?

• Jackson had received more popular vote.

• Jackson had received more electoral vote.

• Adams became President and Clay Secretary of State.

• All of these are accurate statements.