WorksheetsJacksonian Era
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Worksheet time: 9mins
Universal White Male Suffrage was a significant change in the Antebellum era that was caused primarily by the
removal of property requirements for voting
Three-fifths voting clause in the Constitution
The election of Andrew Jackson in 1828
The election of Andrew Jackson in 1824
What did the Founders of the United States believe about those who should run the country?
The natural aristocracy of talented people should be the ones making decisions.
They were very confident about the wisdom of the common man to make the right decisions.
The government should become more of a democracy in order to be the government for the people and by the people
They believed that Mass Democracy was the wisest approach to governance.
Which is not a cause of the New Democracy during the Jacksonian Era?
Universal White Male Sufferage
The reemergence of a two party system: Democrats and Whigs
New style of political campaigning
The impact of the Embargo Act of 1807
Jackson was the winner of the popular vote in 1824 but J.Q. Adams won the election when it went to congress. What was Jackson's accusation of when he learns of the outcome?
There was a "Corrupt Bargain" between Adams and Clay to sway the votes of the House of Representatives
Adams passed the Tariff of Abominations in order to win the support of the representatives in Congress
The Adams campaign committed voter fraud
John Quincy Adams used his father to sway France to launch an invasion of Haiti, thus freeing the Louisiana territory for purchase
Adams' support of Nationalistic programs like the American System led him to support an increase in protective tariffs in 1828 called
The Tariff of Abominations
The Compromise Tariff of 1833
The Tariff Nullification Act
The American System Tariff
In the Election of 1828 what two parties emerged?
National Republicans and Democrats
Democratic Republicans and Federalists
Republicans and Democrats
Federalists and Antifederalists
The process of rewarding political supporters with public office regardless of merit.
Spoils System
Political Corruption
Appointments of Abomination
Clean Political Sweeps
South Carolina created conflict by refusing to collect the 35% tariff in 1832 was called the
Nullification Crisis
Compromise of 1833
Force Bill
Specie Circular
This act of legislation gave Jackson the power to use troops to collect the tariff of 1832
Force Bill
Specie Circular
Nullification Crisis
Compromise of 1833
This piece of legislation passed in 1830 required the Five Civilized tribes to move west of the Mississippi.
The Indian Removal Act
The Trail of Tears
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Specie Circular
John Marshal sided with the Cherokee Nation in this court ruling.
Worchester v. Georgia
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
The trek taken westward by the Native Americans that resulted in approximately 4,000 deaths.
Trail of Tears
The Indian Removal Act
Nullification Crisis
Panic of 1837
The Indians found support in which group
The Executive Branch
Andrew Jackson
The Legislative Branch
The Supreme Court
After vetoing the Bank of the United States, Jackson created
Pet Banks
The Whig Party
The Force Bill
The Nullification Crisis
Jackson issued this to stop the rampant inflation and over speculation caused by the Pet Banks and Wildcat Banks
Specie Circular
Veto of the Bank of the United States
Force Bill
Indian Removal Act
Killing the Bank of the United States, over speculation by Pet Banks, and the Specie Circular were all causes of
Jackson's removal from office
The Panic of 1837
Trail of Tears
Westward Expansion
The National Republicans formed this political party to mount a resistance to Jackson and the Democrats
The Whigs
The Republicans
The Federalists
The Progressives
