Jacksonian Democracy

What city did the British burn during the War of 1812?

• Baltimore

• Washington D.C.

• York (modern Toronto)

• New Orleans

Acquisition of a territory by the United States from France in 1803. Doubled the size of the U.S.

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Adams Onis Treaty

Which of the following statements describes the social situation of the United States before Jacksonian Democracy?

• Hundreds of craftspeople were opening shops in the cities.

• Small farmers were profiting from new technologies.

• Power was in the hands of a few wealthy individuals.

• Ordinary Americans were gaining a voice in government.

What was the “spoils system” practiced by newly-elected president Andrew Jackson?

• damaging the reputations of one’s political opponents

• celebrating one’s victory over a period of months

• raising the wages of one’s staff after a victory

• rewarding supporters by giving them government jobs

What was the main Democratic criticism of John Quincy Adams’s candidacy for the presidency?

• He was crude and hot-tempered.

• He was out of touch with everyday people.

• He was a veteran too invested in the military.

• He was a bad judge of character.

Andrew Jackson won many votes at the 1828 presidential election because he was Harvard-educated and his father had been the second president of the United States.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Practice of rewarding government jobs  to political supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters.

• Bureaucracy
• Mudslinging
• Spoil System
• Plurality

A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad.

• Favorite Son
• Mudslinging
• Spoil System
• Plurality

What did Andrew Jackson's philosophy become to be known as?

• Jacksonian Doctrine
• Jacksonian Diplomacy
• Jacksonian Democracy
• Jacksonian Republic

Who was known as the people's President?

• Donald Trump
• Andrew Jackson
• Barrack Obama
• John Quincy Adams