Ch. 12 TEST REVIEW

1. Ch. 12TESTREVIEW

2. • A new political era began, in which common people were celebrated.• The spoils system was introduced in Washington.• The idea that the government should be controlled by an educated elite group was ended..... these were the outcome of .... what? • the outcome of the 1828Presidential Election

3. • We debated on the Senate floor over the Doctrine of Nullification & States’ Rights... •Daniel Webster Robert Hayne

4. In 1828, I wrote an anonymous document called the South Carolina Exposition & Protest that proposed the Doctrine of Nullification... who am I? • John C. Calhoun

5. -- a monopoly controlled by a few powerful men...-- it favored the wealthy over the common people...-- it could threaten American democracy by bribing officials & influencing elections...-- Jackson declared ‘war’ on this, thing... • the2nd Bank of the U.S.

6. - 1836 was a year that hit the U.S. with inflation. In the last few months that remained in his Presidency, Jackson, as an attempt to fight inflation, decided to issue an Executive Order called the ‘Specie Circular’, that required payments for government land to be made by .....what? gold & silver

7. too much money in circulation can cause an bad economic condition called....what? inflation

8. I anonymously explained my views on States’ Rights & the Doctrine of Nullification..... who am I, andwheredid I explain my views at? -- John C. Calhoun -- South Carolina Exposition and Protest

9. According to ‘me’, every state has the right to reject a Federal law that it considers unconstutional... • Doctrine of Nullification

10. We believed that the President’s power had grown too much under Andrew Jackson, so we formed our own political party to oppose Jackson... • the Whig Party

11. Why did Nicholas Biddle ask Congress to renew the Bank’s charter 3 years ahead of schedule? -- he thought that Jackson would agree to renewal of the charter, rather than risk angering voters in the Election of 1832

12. In 1828 “I” made European imports more expensive by almost 40%, and I really ticked off the South...in fact, the South even had a ‘pet name’ for me... what did they call me? Tariff of Abominations

13. When it came to tariffs, the Western and Southern sections were all for them, and the Northeastern section was against them.... I think .... wait a minute, I’m confused... HALP!! 1) tariffs caused hostility between North & South 2) the North supported tariffs as it helped protect US products from foreign competition, AND it raised $$ for internal improvements 3) the South hated tariffs because its economy was based on foreign trade & made goods more expensive

14. How in the world did Jackson ‘kill’ the Bank of the United States? As President, Jackson took all Federal deposits ($$) out of the Bank of the U.S. and redeposited them into various state banks, that were known as ‘pet banks’...

15. In what way did Jackson’s re-depositing of Federal $$ into the state banks (pet banks) eventually cause economic problems for Martin Van Buren’s presidency? -- the state banks issued way too much paper $$ causing severe inflation...

16. the 1832crisis of South Carolina’s threatened secession from the Union was averted... how? ....and by whom? -- the Compromise Tariff of 1833 -- Henry Clay

17. Jackson’s removal policy on Indians was based on his belief that ... what? the US Government had the right to remove the Indians from the land east of the Mississippi...

18. - the Indians hid in the wilderness - the Indians took up arms and fought against white Americans- the Cherokee even took their case to the Supreme Court… ...what are these all examples of? how the Indians resisted the Indian Removal Act

19. During this time in America, who were the only ones that were allowed to vote in state and local elections white men

20. In their 1832 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled against Georgia (and Jackson) in that Georgia could NOT evict the Cherokee nation from their lands, or make laws governing the Cherokees.... ... so, in what ways did Jackson respond? -- he ignored the Supreme Court ruling -- he refused to negotiate with Cherokees -- he ordered the Army to relocate all Indians to west of the Mississippi River

21. the 2nd Seminole War was fought between... ..... who & who? the U.S. Army and the Seminole Indians

22. When political power was eventually given to ‘the common man’, this era became known as .....what? Jacksonian Democracy

23. What was Jackson’s “spoils system”? Jackson gave government jobs to his political supporters

24. What was it that made Jackson such a popular candidate and leader? -- his humble background -- his success as a military leader -- his reputation for toughness

25. the rise of the ‘common man’, the expanding of political power, and ensuring that the majority rule, were all ideas that we now know as...what? Jacksonian Democracy

26. Under this ‘theory’, the states did not give up their sovereignty when they joined the Union: Compact Theory

27. The idea that the states could decide as to whether or not a federal law was constitutional, was called... doctrine of nullification

28. Homey don’t play that, and neither did the state of South Carolina, in 1832, when their state legislature nullified the...... Tariff of Abominations

29. The tariff that prevented a potential civil war in South Carolina.... Tariff of 1833

30. The Presidential Election of 1824 led to charges of a ____ ____ against John Quincy Adams & Henry Clay corrupt bargain

31. When South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union in 1832, because of tariffs, how did Jackson react? He threatened to use force against South Carolina if they attempted to secede

32. the very first person to bring to light the idea of the issue of nullification was... who?... and in what document? • - Thomas Jefferson • - the Kentucky Resolutions

33. ...he was a Senator from Massachusetts that argued that the idea of nullification could lead to the breakup of the Union Daniel Webster

34. He was a Sauk Indian Chief who led a rebellion against removal in Illinois Black Hawk

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