Advanced U.S. History Review for Exam 2

Who were the four presidential

candidates during the so-called corrupt

bargain?John Quincy Adams

Henry ClayWilliam H. Crawford

Andrew Jackson

Explain the 12th amendment.

If a single presidential candidate does not win a majority the decisive vote is given to the

House of Representatives. They choose the top 3 candidates

with the highest percentage of votes and choose one of those 3

candidates as President.

Explain the corrupt bargain.

Henry Clay was supposedly given an incentive (position as Secretary of State last 3 out of 4 had become

President) from Adams to help sway the votes in the House towards

Adams.

Who was John Quincy Adams?

From Massachusetts; son of John Adams. He was ranked as one of the most

successful secretaries, but one of the least successful presidents.

He was a “minority president”.He would not create vacancies for his

party supporters.

What did it mean to be a minority

president for Adams?Fewer than 1/3 of the voters voted

for Adams. Regardless, Adams would have had a hard time winning

popular support because he did not possess many of the usual traits of a

politician.

Describe Adams views and why many

of them were controversial.

Adams was a nationalist. He wanted to construct roads and canals.

Proposed a national university.Wanted an astronomical observatory.

Wanted to work with the Cherokee Indians in Georgia.

They were controversial because in order to afford these types of advances he would have to

enforce higher tariff duties. Also, the issue of slavery would be brought up again.

Who was considered the leader of the

National Republicans?John Quincy Adams

Who was considered the leader of the

Democratic Republicans?

Andrew Jackson

Why did Jackson win the Election of 1828

over Adams?Jackson was presented as a

frontiersman and an unfaltering champion for the common man while Adams was presented as a

corrupt aristocrat.

What are bare-knuckle politics?

Negative campaigning

Describe Jacksonian Democracy.Belief in the common man

Belief in common sense of common man (Jackson)

Expanded suffrageExpansion of White male suffrage; nominating conventions

PatronageSpoils system

Opposition to privileged elitesDuty to promote and protect the common man

Describe Jackson’s background. What made him different

from past presidents?He was a striking figure, yet very irritable

and emaciated. He was known as “Mischievous Andy”. He was considered to be the first president from the West.

He was the 2nd president without a college education.

He was considered the people’s president.

Why was Jackson called “mischievous

Andy”? Showed an interest in brawling and

cockfighting as opposed to his educational career.

Why was Jackson known as the

“People’s Champion”?“Rose” from the masses. He

addressed the issues affecting the majority of individuals

instead of the wealthier class of individuals.

What was the “Inaugural Brawl”?

Jackson threw open the doors to the White House to he common people.

Fights broke out and Jackson left with cracked ribs. China was broken

and furniture was ruined in the White House. Also spiked punch was

placed on the lawns.

Explain the idea of the spoils system.

Rewarding political supporters with public office positions.

Who was Samuel Swartwout?

An untrustworthy but loyal supporter of Jackson.

His loyalty was rewarded with the position of collector of the customs

of the port of New York. He was the first person to steal $1

million from the government.

What were the Tariff of Abominations?

Tariffs protected American industry against competition

Also drove up prices for all Americans (and exported goods)

Tariffs passed between 1816 and 1828 protection tariffs

Why was the south angry about the

Tariffs of Abominations?

Claimed tariff discriminated against south

Old South sold cotton in a world market unprotected by tariffs, but forced to buy goods in American

market heavily protected by tariffsProtection to north but not south

What was the Nullification Act?

South Carolina wants to nullify tariffsCongress threatens to use Force Bill to

enforce tariffsSouth Carolina threatens to secede form

the UnionCongress compromised and reduced tariff

of 1832South Carolina suspends nullification of

tariffs and nullified Force Bill

What was the Indian Removal Act?

US wanted to continue their westward expansion. Jackson

considered Native Americans to be in the way of that expansion. Jackson forced “voluntary”

emigration.

What was the Trail of Tears?

The trail the Native Americans took in order to get to Oklahoma in which

more than 100,000 Indians were forced to walk. Many of these lives

were lost on the trail.

What were the 5 “civilized” tribes?

Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminoles, Creek, and

Chickasaw

What was the Bureau of Indian Affairs?an agency of the federal

government of the United States that was for Native Americans protection in the United States

Explain the Bank War.Jackson distrusted monopolistic banks and excessively large businesses. He favored the masses, the common people. He did not want the wealthy individuals to make

decisions for the less educated individuals. He killed the bank by slowly

taking all of the government money out of that bank.

Who was Nicholas Biddle?

President of the Bank of the United States

Explain the concept of “favorite sons”?

The Whig party generated the concept of nominating multiple candidates, not to necessarily win the vote, but to simply take votes away from the opponents. If enough votes were taken away from the opponents none of the candidates would win a majority. If none of the candidates

won a majority the 12th amendment would come into effect. The final vote would go

to the house of Representatives.