#15 Crash Course US History (Andrew Jackson)

What changes were made to the electoral process between 1820 and 1850?

(answer between 0 and :57)

• You didn't need to own land in order to vote.

• Slaves could vote.

• Women could vote.

By 1828, what requirements were necessary to be able to vote?

(answer between :57 and 1:56)

• You must own land

• You must be a white man.

• You must be elected.

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

(answer between 1:56 and 3:10)

• A policy that said that the US would attack Europe to take their land.

• A policy that said that the US would stay out of foreign affairs, and that Europe must stay out of America

• A policy that gave back land to the Native Americans including Canada, taken from Britain.

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

(answer between 3:10 and 4:34)

• A policy that said that the US would attack Europe to take their land.

• A policy that said that the US would stay out of foreign affairs, and that Europe must stay out of America

• A policy that gave back land to the Native Americans including Canada, taken from Britain.

The Missouri Compromise was created in order to...

(answer between 3:10 and 4:34)

• Stop Andrew Jackson from removing the Native Americans.

• Keep the balance between slave and free states.

• Stop slavery spreading West

What was the value in having a nickname after the 1820s?

(answer between 4:34 and 6:13)

• To use as a pen name so no one would know who wrote a particular bill.

• To appeal to the "common man" who was now able to vote.

• To create a secret identity after serving in government

Which of the following was NOT supported by Jacksonian Democrats?

(answer between 6:13 and 7:41)

• Small state banks who could loan to farmers

• A federal bank that supported industry

• Government policies that supported the middle class

Why did South Carolina want to nullify the tariff laws?

(answer between 7:41 and 9:37)

• Because they were dominated by the Whig Party, who hated Jackson.

• They thought it was unfair because the South had little industry.

• They were encouraged to do so by John Quincy Adams.

What was the Indian Removal Act?

(answer between 9:37 and 10:38)

• It gave money to support natives to stay in their land but become westernized.

• It gave money to force natives to move from their lands to reservations.

• It said that the Cherokee could stay on their land because they had a treaty.

What was the "spoils system?"

(answer between 10:38 and 13:04)

• Jackson's hatred of Native Americans.

• Jackson's tendency to give jobs and favors to political supporters.

• Jackson's veto of the Second National Bank.