Chapter 14 Jacksonian Democracy

From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?

• Republicans

• common people

• members of the upper class

• American Indians

What political party was formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the election of 1824?

• Socialist

• Federalist

• Republican

• Democratic

What name was given to President Jackson’s practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs?

• the nullification system

• mudslinging

• the spoils system

• corrupt bargaining

In 1828 and 1832, Congress passed a law creating a tariff, or tax, on

• goods produced in the United States.

• the purchase of property.

• the income of workers.

• goods imported from outside the United States.

What caused the NULLIFICATION CRISIS?

• removal policies

• the election of 1828

• northern trade policies

• southern opposition to tariffs

The nullification crisis tested the right of states

• to ignore Supreme Court decisions.

• to override federal laws.

• to secede from the United States

• to create their own tax system.

Who challenged President Jackson’s stance on the Bank of the United States?

• Henry Clay

• John Q. Adams

• John C. Calhoun

• Martin Van Buren

Why did President Jackson want to destroy the Bank of the United States?

• He thought it benefited the rich over the farmers and workers.

• He thought the leaders were stealing from the government.

• He thought foreign countries were depositing too much money.

• He thought farmers and workers were borrowing too much money.

What did President Jackson support instead of a large national bank?

• state banks

• personal banks

• community banks

• multiple national banks

Why did many white people call the Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole groups the “Five Civilized Tribes”?

• They had never gone to war against the U.S. government.

• They had adopted many white ways.

• They had settled in cities and opened businesses.

• They had welcomed and lived among white settlers.

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