History Chapter 14 Answers – Flashcards
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From which group did Andrew Jackson recieve the most support in the election of 1828?
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common people
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what political party was formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson following the election of 1824?
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democratic
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what name was given to President Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs
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the spoils system
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what is a tariff
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a tax on things imported from outside USA
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what caused the nullification crisis
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the southern states did not like tariffs
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during the nullification crisis, what was really being tested?
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people ignored the supreme court rulings
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who challenged President Jackson's stance on the Bank of the United States
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henry clay
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why did President Jackson support insteadof a large national bank?
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the states bank
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what supreme court decision did president jackson ignore?
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bank of us is constitutional
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why did President Jackson want to destroy the bank of the united states?
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thought it was for the rich not the commoners
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why did many whites call the creek cherokee, chicksaw, choctaw, and seminole groups the "five civilized tribes"?
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they had adopted the white mans ways and were trying to live like them
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why did US laws support the removal of american indians from their homelands
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to allow white settlers to move in-western espansion
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how did the supreme court interpret the indian removal act
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tribes could stay
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what was the intention of the indian removal act of 1830?
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trade land with indians in the great plains
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what is "the trail of tears"?
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the removal by force of the cherokee from georgia
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which group was affected most negatively by the administration of president Jackson?
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the native americans
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which group of people is the campaign poster trying to reach?
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the common man
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which words in the poster describe andrew jackson?
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hero, the man of people, old hickory, military chieftain
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name one historical event referred to in the poster
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election of 1828, war of 1812, battle of new orleans
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tariff
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a tax imposed by the government on good imported from a different country
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secede
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to withdraw from an organization or alliance or the united states
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civil servants
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workersn of the goverment
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spoil system
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practice of rewarding political supporters with goverment jobs
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self-made
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achieving wealth or influence through one's own effort rather tahn being born to a privileged family
