Jacksonian Democracy

True or False: Andrew Jackson was born into wealth on the South Carolina frontier.

• True

• False

Andrew Jackson became famous and well known in the United States after defeating the British in this famous battle during the War of 1812.

• Battle of Fort McHenry

• Battle of the Thames

• Battle of Lake Erie

• Battle of New Orleans

Despite having won the popular vote and the most electoral college votes during the Election of 1824, Andrew Jackson lost the presidential election to...

• William Crawford

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• James Monroe

When no presidential candidate has a majority of the electoral votes in a presidential election, who decides who becomes the next president of the United States?

• The Senate

• The Vice President

• The Supreme Court

• The House of Representatives

Which presidential candidate in the Election of 1824, urged his supporters in the House of Representatives to support John Quincy Adams, ultimately making him the 6th president of the United States?

• William Crawford

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• James Monroe

True or False: Supporters of Andrew Jackson called the Election of 1824 the "corrupt bargain," referring to John Quincy Adams making Henry Clay Secretary of State.

• True

• False

As a result of the Election of 1824, Andrew Jackson's supporters created a new political organization that still exists today, which is called...

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

Which group of people felt that the "corrupt bargain" in the Election of 1824 showed that the rich were ruling the United States and had corrupted the U.S. government?

• upper class

• common people

Which group of people felt that the Election of 1828 had allowed the uneducated and lowly farmers of the frontier to influence U.S. government, when that should be left to those who "know" better.

• upper class

• common people

With the change in voting laws in 1828, the "common man" was now allowed to vote in the Election of 1828. This allowed many first-time voters and 3 times the amount of voters from the election of 1824. Who still couldn't vote though?

• African Americans

• Native Americans

• Poor People

• Women