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