Democracy and Andrew Jackson’s Presidency

What significant change occurred in the voting rights of white males by the 1820s in many states?

• Voting was restricted to tax payers

• Voting age was lowered

• All white males gained suffrage

• Only property owners could vote

Which states were mentioned as being newly created following the War of 1812?

• Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana

• New York, New Jersey, Vermont

• California, Texas, Florida

• Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri

Who won the presidential election of 1828?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

What was Andrew Jackson known for in relation to his personal life?

• He was a known abolitionist

• He was a pacifist

• He held enslaved people

• He never married

What term began to be associated with Andrew Jackson's party and policies?

• Republican Views

• Jacksonian Democracy

• Jeffersonian Democracy

• Federalist Policies

Jacksonian Democracy

• an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen

• The practice of giving government jobs to political backers

• The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males

• The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional

Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?

• A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
• tariffs were lowered
• women gained the right to vote
• African Americans were allowed to vote

During the 1820s and 1830s, their was an expansion of voting rights by lowering property requirements. This allowed more people to vote and became known as

• Federalism
• Sectionalism
• Republicanism
• Jacksonian Democracy