Chapter 11 Flashcards
the Presidential administrations of __________________ are often referred to as the Age of Jackson or Jacksonian Era
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
tariff that called for higher rates on imported goods and raw materials that the Democrats put into motion to discredit Adams but backfired
Tariff of 1828
another name for Tariff of 1828
Tariff of Abominations
the most important Southern protest came from
Vice President John C Calhoun
what was Calhoun afraid that the Tariff of 1828 would do to the South?
destroy Southern economy
Calhoun’s famous essay in which he charged that the tariff of 1828 was unconstitutional and oppressive
“The South Carolina Exposition and Protest”
won the election of 1828
Andrew Jackson
this campaign marked the beginning of modern American politics
Presidential election of 1828
what are some things that Jackson did in his Presidential campaign that began what politics are today?
open-air speeches
parades
rallies
cookouts
campaign posters
slogans
Jackson’s secretary of state
Martin Van Buren
because most of Jackson’s Cabinet members were not qualified for their positions, he decided to ask advice from few old and trusted political friends who held only minor federal offices which were later dubbed the __________________ by his critics
‘kitchen Cabinet”
senator of South Carolina that delivered a series of brilliant orations in which he condemned the growth of federal power as the “worst of all evils”
Robert Hayne
Hayne defended the principle of states’ rights and supported the doctrine of nullification as expressed in the
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
rebutted Hayne’s arguments
Senator Daniel Webster
Webster’s impassioned plea for the defense of the Union against the rising tide of sectionalism is considered
greatest oration heard in Congress in the 19th century
Jackson supported ____________
nationalism
what did Webster argue in his impassioned speech?
- Constitution was compact of American people not just the states
- Union was perpetual and indissoluble
- nullification would only lead to civil war
supported Congress’s appropriation of $500,000 to help transfer Indians who were willing to exchange their eastern lands for lands farther west
President Andrew Jackson
group of people that Jackson helped more legally obtain land in the West
squatters
Indian groups that didn’t want to give up their land to the white people
Chief Black Hawke’s Sauk and Fox tribes in IL
Osceola’s Seminoles in FL
Indian nation that farmed their land, raised cattle, developed written language, drafted a constitution, and attempted to establish a state within a state in northwestern Georgia
Cherokee
after a series of court battles, Cherokees were moved west along with others in a long trip to Oklahoma that was dubbed the
“Trail of Tears”
on what grounds did President Jackson veto the bill to appropriate federal money to aid the building of the Maysville Road in Kentucky and tie it to the national road?
it was “of purely local character”
