13.1 Jacksonian Democracy

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1 Name: Per: 1. Define the following terms: 13.1 Jacksonian Democracy Mudslinging Bureaucracy Spoils System New Parties Emerge 2. Read about the Election of 1824 and fill in the information below: Andrew Jackson Henry Clay John Quincy Adams From: From: From: Experience: Experience: Experience: Secretary of State and son of John Adams Popular with: Popular with: Ohio River Valley settlers Popular with: 38 % of electoral vote % of electoral vote % of electoral vote 3. What was the Corrupt Bargain? Cause: Bargain: 4. What was the main issue that divided Democrats and Republicans in 1828? 5. Why did Jackson s victory in 1828 mark the beginning of a new era?

2 Jackson as President 6. How had voting rights expanded by the end of the 1820s? 7. Read about how Jackson made the government more democratic and fill in the chart below: Problem Solution Jackson and other Democrats wanted to further open government to the people. Federal workers often viewed their posts as lifetime jobs. Parties began using nominating conventions to allow more people to participate in the process of selecting candidates. 8. Read about the tariff debate and the nullification crisis to fill in the flow chart below: In 1828, Congress passed a protective tariff to help Congress passed a lower tariff, but S.C. still threatened to. To ease the crisis, Jackson and Congress decided to pass a tariff. bill. Southerners hated the tariff because they traded for European goods. President Jackson feared nullification would the Union. The Bill was passed to allow the federal gov. to use the military if needed. believed in rights and thought the states should nullify it. Calhoun argued that states had a right to refuse to unconstitutional laws. Both sides claimed victory, and the issue was put to rest.

3 9. Read Andrew Jackson s Biography on page 378. Why do you think Jackson was so popular? 13.2 Conflicts Over Land Removing Native Americans 1. Why were native groups living in the Southeast U.S. called the Five Civilized Tribes? 2. Describe Andrew Jackson s position on the relocation of these Native tribes. 3. As you read about the Cherokee versus Georgia, fill in the chart below: Cause: Effect: The federal government could pay Native American tribes to move west to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. Cause: Natives felt forced to sell their land, but the Cherokee refused. Earlier treaties recognized them as a nation. Effect: Cause: The Cherokee hoped that the U.S. Supreme Court would defend their rights in Worcester v. Georgia Effect: Cause: Effect: No one was willing or able to challenge the failure of the president or Congress to enforce the Court s ruling.

4 4. What problem arose when 500 Cherokee signed a treaty with the federal government? 5. What decision was reached in 1838? 6. Describe why the Trail of Tears was such a terrible ordeal for the Cherokee. # of Cherokee Moved: Camps: The Trail: Total Deaths: Resistance and Removal 7. Number the following statements about the Seminole to put events in the order they occurred. A group of Seminole attacked troops in what is known as the Dade Massacre. The Seminole and Black Seminole attack white settlements along the Florida coast. Most Seminole go to Indian Territory. The U.S. Army arrived in Florida to force the removal of the Seminole. Black Seminole who feared slavery agreed to help the Seminole. The few remaining Seminole escaped into the Everglades. The U.S. engages in an expensive war with the Seminole. 8. What was life like for the Five Civilized Tribes forced to move west? Good Bad

5 13.3 Jackson and the Bank 1. Define the following terms: Veto Jackson s War Against the Bank 2. Read about the Second Bank of the United States. Draw an arrow from the phrase to the correct box or highlight with two different colors. Believed it was acceptable for the bank to be run by private bankers. Helped the wealthy and educated. Believed loans should be easier to obtain for western farmers. Did not believe in monopolies that favor one region over another. Supported by Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. National Bank / Nicholas Biddle Believed that applying for a new charter early was a good idea. Vetoed the bill for a new charter for the bank. Plan to end the others career backfired. Supported by most people in the next election. Career ended in Andrew Jackson 3. How did Jackson kill the bank? 4. Describe the new political party: the Whigs.

6 5. Read about the Panic of Answer the questions below, and correct false answers. Jackson s decision to kill the bank was not related to the financial panic. When the bank closed, control over state banks vanished. State banks did not give out enough banknotes. When the government stopped accepting banknotes for public land, people panicked. The Panic of 1837 was caused by a severe economic downturn. Many workers had access to new jobs. President Van Buren believed the government should intervene with strict policy. 6. What was done to prevent similar economic crises in the future? The Whigs in Power 7. How did the Whigs win the next presidential election? 8. As you read about the Whigs, describe a few defining moments below: William H. Harrison Webster-Ashburton John Tyler Whigs in Power End of Party