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  • The "Bank War" was Andrew Jackson's fight against what institution?
    the Second Bank of the United States
  • What doctrine did the state of South Carolina use as support for threatening to secede during the Nullification Crisis?
    the idea of nullification-they had the right as a state to not accept a law passed by Congress
  • After being elected president, Jackson gave a lot of his supporters government jobs. What is this practice called?
    the spoils system
  • What law required Native Americans living in the southeastern U.S. to relocate to Oklahoma in exchange for new land, money, weapons and supplies?
    Indian Removal Act
  • What did the Supreme Court rule in Worcester vs. Georgia?
    that the Cherokee were an independent nation that were subject to national laws but not state laws
  • What was one of the main features of Jacksonian democracy?
    control of the government by the common man
  • What was the main reason that Jackson forced Native Americans off their lands?
    white settlers want the land
  • What led to increased voter participation in the election of 1828?
    the removal of property ownership as a qualification to vote
  • How did Jackson increase the power of the presidency?
    by using his power to veto
  • Why was Andrew Jackson referred to as the "Common Man"?
    because he was a self-made man and was not born to a wealthy family and he worked for the rights of the common people who were his supporters
  • What did Jackson do to the Bank of the United States?
    He vetoed its charter
  • What were the effects of Jackson closing the Bank of the United States?
    inflation and land speculation
  • What was the Trail of Tears?
    the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma
  • Who were some of Andrew Jackson's supporters?
    Farmers, shopkeepers and city workers
  • When did Jackson get elected president?
    1828
  • What is one reason that Andrew Jackson did not like the Bank of the United States?
    He believed that it had too much power and represented the interests of the rich
  • Andrew Jackson became a national hero after winning in the Battle of New Orleans during what war?
    War of 1812
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