P R E S I D E N T F O R T H E C O M M O N M A N

ANDREW JACKSON TEST REVIEW

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING

• Nullify

• Tariff

• Secede

• Laissez-Faire

To cancel a law

Tax on an imported good

To withdraw from a country

Policy that government should not interfere with the Nation’s economy

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS

• Why was the Battle of New Orleans important for Andrew Jackson

Made him famous

ELECTIONS OF 1824 AND 1828

• Who won the election of 1824?

• Who won the election of 1828 and why?

• How were the voting requirements different in the 1824 and 1828 elections

John Q. Adams

Andrew Jackson, because the common man could now vote

1824: had to own property1828: did not have to own property

SPOILS SYSTEM

• Explain the Spoils System

• Explain the Kitchen Cabinet

• Explain the Common Man

Giving gov’t jobs to loyal supporters

Jackson’s unofficial group of advisors that met in the white house kitchen

Middle class, working citizen

NULLIFICATION CRISIS

• Explain the Tariff of 1828

• Fill out the chart below

Highest tariff so far on imported goods

Tariff of 1828 effect on….

…the North …the South

Protected Northern Industry

Made everything more expensive for the South

NULLIFICATION CRISIS

• What was the nickname for the Tariff of 1828?

• Fill out the chart below

Tariff of Abominations, because it was hated by the South

Cause:The South

apposed the Tariff of 1828

What did South Carolina do?

1st: They tried to

nullify the tariff with the Nullification

Act 2nd:

Threatened to Secede

Outcome:Henry Clay

created compromise that would lower the

tariff

NULLIFICATION CRISIS

• Who was the Vice-President of South Carolina that believed in States’ Rights

John C. Calhoun

INDIAN REMOVAL ACT

• Explain the Indian Removal Act

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Law that gave the president the power to move Native American tribes west of the

Mississippi river

Ruling of Worchester vs. George:Cherokees can stay in their homes in Georgia

What was Jackson’s Response?

Refused to enforce the ruling and made them

move anyways

INDIAN REMOVAL ACT

• Explain the Trail of Tears

• Explain the Kitchen Cabinet

Cherokees 800 march to Oklahoma where many Cherokees died along the

way

Seminoles fought for their homeland in Florida, but lost and were forcefully

moved to Indian Territory in Oklahoma