The Age of Jackson

The belief that the power of the states is greater than the federal government

• states’ rights doctrine

• nullification

• spoils system

• Federalism

Rewarding important political supporters with government jobs is known as...

• Kitchen Cabinet

• Whig Party

• Democratic Party

• Spoils System

This Illinois tribe, led by Black Hawk, fought to protect their lands, but were unsuccessful and were removed after running low on food and supplies.

• Choctaw

• Sauk

• Chickasaw

• Cherokee

• Seminole

What led to the Panic of 1837?

• Van Buren's sideburns

• protective tariffs

• earthquake in southeast Missouri

• Jackson's banking policies

Describe the effects of protective tariffs on the South...

• protected them from foreign competition

• led to increased trade with Europe

• encouraged settlement in the south

• hurt their economy

He was the Seminole leader that urged his people to resist removal with force, leading to the Second Seminole War in Florida.

• Osceola

• Little Turtle

• Black Hawk

• Sequoya

This political party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.

• Democratic Party

• Democratic-Republican

• Whig Party

• Federalists

• Republicans

The Whig Party opposed Jackson on the basis that he had used his power like a ...

• tsar

• pharaoh

• king

• prince

The 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory resulting in the death of over 4,000 Native Americans.

• Indian Removal Act

• Second Seminole War

• Trail of Tears

• Bureau of Indian Affairs

Jackson persuaded Congress to pass the Indian Removal Act in 1830 because he believed that Native Americans were...

• an unwilling military alliance

• a political threat to white politicians

• an obstacle to economic growth

• a destructive force on the environment