The Age of Jackson

Who decided the election of 1824?

• the Supreme Court

• the Electoral College

• the House of Representatives

• the voters

In the election of 1828, the National Republicans supported ____.

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• William Crawford

• Andrew Jackson

President John Quincy Adams believed in a strong federal government.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why did President Jackson devise the spoils system?

• to give jobs to his supporters

• to create a new Cabinet position

• to choose his Cabinet members

• to choose a justice for the Supreme Court

Vice President John C. Calhoun opposed President Jackson over nullification.

• TRUE

• FALSE

South Carolina's Nullification Acts were a response to the spoils system.

• TRUE

• FALSE

____ showed that the United States was becoming more democratic during the Jackson era.

• Use of the spoils system

• Changes in state requirements to vote

• An increase in political parties

• Use of tariffs to protect American goods

What was the effect of the Nullification Crisis?

• it started the process for the relocation of native americans

• decided the cherokee had the right to stay on their native lands

• forced the removal of Cherokee Nation to reservations in Oklahoma

• strained the relationship between South Carolina and introduced the idea of secession

• destroyed an important economic institution because Jackson felt it favored the elite

What was the effect of Jackson's war on the bank?

• it started the process for the relocation of native americans

• decided the cherokee had the right to stay on their native lands

• forced the removal of Cherokee Nation to reservations in Oklahoma

• strained the relationship between South Carolina and introduced the idea of secession

• destroyed an important economic institution because Jackson felt it favored the elite

The idea that the common people should control the government

• Spoils system
• Corrupt Bargain
• American system
• Jacksonian Democracy