Which of the following best characteristics characterize the Jackson presidency?
Greater democracy for the common man
Political machines control elections
Justice for American Indian groups
Wealthy industrialists control domestic policies
Which motivated industrialists in northern states to favor tariffs during the early 1800s?
Tariffs improve the quality of American-made products
Tariffs increase demand for American manufactured goods
Tariffs increase the price of raw materials from the West
Tariffs result in more revenue for the federal government
The Second Bank of the US was controversial because .
President issued an executive order to establish the bank
Constitution doesn't empower Congress to create a bank
US Treasury alone sets all government monetary policies
House of Representatives has sole authority to raise revenue
One way suffrage expanded during the Jackson presidency was by -
Extending citizenship to American Indian tribes
Permitting free African-Americans to vote
Recognizing a woman's right to vote
Eliminating property qualifications for voting
How did the Cherokee respond to the Indian Removal Act passed by the Jackson administration?
They fought against US Army regiments
They adopted the ways of their white neighbors
They left before the government could enforce removal policy
Went to Supreme court asking that their rights be protected
Why would Jacksons election be considered a "Revolution?" (think about the election's nickname)
He was elected by largest majority in presidential election
His election shifted power to the elites to the common man
He was the 1st general ever elected to public office
Jackson was unknown before 1828
One goal of the U.S. Congress in passing this act was to...
Assimilate Indians into the culture of the U.S.
Provide legal protections for American Indian land ownership
Use Native Americans to push out foreign control of the west
Avoid conflict between white settlers & American Indians
What was the impact of Jackson's attempt to reduce conflicts between Indians; white settlers?
White settlers were ordered to avoid contact with Indians
Indians were granted U.S. citizenship
White settlers were encouraged to abandon Indian lands
Indians were forced to relocate
Based on the map, one result of the relocation of American Indian tribes was that they...
settled beyond the Mississippi River
gained far more land than originally occupied
Traveled primarily northward
remained mostly in Missouri
How did Jackson respond to the Supreme Court choice to protect the rights/land of the Cherokee?
He ignored the decision
He asked states to implement his decision
He called for the impeachment of court justices
He obeyed the decision after a delay
How was this ordinance a defense of states' rights?
Federal tariffs are not imposed if states disagree
States have the right to consult on federal tariff laws
Foreign gov't must chat w/ states to get good import prices
States have the right to pass laws that apply to the US govt
Which issue led the Democratic Party to back the presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson?
Rejection of the national bank
Expansion of slavery
Supreme Court judicial review
State nullification crisis
How did French aristocrat, Marquis de;Lafayette, contribute to the american revolutionary War?
He spied on British troops for thecolonists
He commanded troops for the;colonists against British forces
He provided money from the French to the US government
He negotiated the Treaty of Paris on behalf of the colonists
How did slavery influence colonial life in the South before; after the Revolution?
Textile industries relocated to the south for free;labor
An agrarian economy developed;based on the plantation system
African American owned;businesses added to colonial wealth
The Southern economy;grew wealthy from trading slaves
