U. S. History I Chapter 11 – Flashcards
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This 1824 presidential candidate spoke for the Americans who had been left out of the policies
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Andrew Jackson
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Introduced in the 1828 campaign, it became a permanent part of American political life.
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mudslinging
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This 1824 candidate received the largest number of popular votes
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Andrew Jackson
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Presidential Candidates who receive the backing of their home states rather than that of the national party are called
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favorite son candidates
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This man ran with Andrew Jackson in 1828.
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John C. Calhoun
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These were the only Native Americans who successfully stayed on their land.
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Seminole
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This act allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move West.
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Indian Removal Act
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Making surprise attack and then retreating back into the forests and swamps is using
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guerrilla tactics.
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Allowed the president to use the military to enforce acts of Congress
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Force Bill
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President Andrew Jackson believed that the Bank of the United States
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favored the rich.
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In this Supreme Court decision Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee.
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"Worchester v. Georgia"
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The militia pursued Black Hawk's warriors as far as this state and then slaughtered them.
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Iowa
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Henry Clay and Daniel Webster used this to try to defeat Andrew Jackson in the 1832 presidential election.
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Bank of the United States.
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The country went into this economic state two months after President Martin Van Buren took office.
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severe depression
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He was the first vice president to become president because the elected president died in office.
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John Tyler
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Nickname given to high fee charged for manufactured goods from Europe.
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Tariff of Abominations
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How did President Jackson justify his use of the spoils system?
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He wanted to open up government jobs to more people. He rationalized that a new set of federal employees would be good for democracy. A Jackson supporter explained that Jackson had won the election, he had the right to the benefits of victory.
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Old Hickory
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Andrew Jackson
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President - Day Oklahoma
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Indian Territory
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supported manufacturing
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John Quincy Adams
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What agreement did the Cherokee Nation make with the federal government that Georgia refused to recognize?
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In treaties of the 1790s, the federal government acknowledge the Cherokee in Georgia as a separate nation with its own laws.
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marched the Trail of Tears
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Cherokee
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cancel
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nullify
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led Seminole rebellion
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Osceola
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As their symbol in the election of 1840, the Whigs adopted the
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log cabin.
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led Sauk and Fox Warriors
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Black Hawk
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Bank President
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Nicholas Biddle
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sent to remove Cherokee
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Winfield Scott
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Whig Candidate
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William Henry Harrison
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a period of low economic activity and widespread unemployment
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depression
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more than half
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majority
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What did Andrew Jackson do after he was elected president in 1832 to "kill" the Bank of the United States?
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He ordered all government deposits to be withdrawn and placed the money in state banks; by 1836 the Bank was forced to close.
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type of war tactics
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guerrilla
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largest single share
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plurality
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supported federal bank
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National Republicans
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government should interfere as little as possible
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laissez-faire
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favored states' rights
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Democratic-Republicans
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the right to vote
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suffrage
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meeting held by a political party to choose their party's candidate for president
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caucus
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benefits of victory
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spoils
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overwhelming victory
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landslide
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to break away
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secede
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delegates from the states selected the party's presidential candidate
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nominating conventions
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reject
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veto
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move someone to another place to live
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relocate
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How did supporters of Jackson and Adams differ in their beliefs?
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Jackson's supporters: favored states' rights, suspicious of a strong central government Adam's supporters: supported a strong central government, supported road building and a national bank
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a system in which non-elected officials carry out laws
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bureaucracy
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Which Americans were prohibited from voting in most states before the 1800s?
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Women, African Americans, and Native Americans. Only white males that owned property could vote before 1800.
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How did nominating conventions make the selection of political candidates more democratic?
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They replaced caucuses, which were made up of members of Congress. Delegates from the states selected the Party's presidential candidate at nominating conventions allowing more people to participate.
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What did government promise Native Americans in exchange for their land?
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Money and a place to relocate.
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Idea that states' have as many rights and powers that are independent of the federal government
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states' rights
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Why was Harrison's log cabin campaign successful?
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Focused on the "common man" - it appealed to the same voters that were attracted to Jackson
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How have the United States voters' rights been expanded since the 1800s?
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Women, African Americans, Native Americans, and other minorities can vote and participate in the national decision making
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attempts to ruin ann opponent's reputation with insults
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mudslinging
