Unit test #5 Flashcards
what number president and year was Andrew jackson
7th, 1828
who did Jackson defeat in the election
john quincy adams
in the election of 1824 what happened
Jackson and adams tied
what did Jackson accuse adams of making, and with who
a corrupt bargin with henry clay
what would adams do for clay inreturn
make him secretary of state
what happened at Jackson’s inagoration
it was wild, his supporters partied so hard that they ended up trashing the white house
what helped Jackson to becoming elected
it was no longer required for man to own property to vote, there was also a voter turnout of 57 percent, which was much higher than usual.
what political changes did Jackson make when he made office
he was the first to use the spoils system, which rewarded supporters with governemtn positions
Also by the next election the US was using a national convention to nominate canidates for president
what as Jackson’s nick name
blad hickory
why was Jackson different from past presidents
he was born poor, he had been fighting in battles against the native americans since he was 13, he was a colonal in the army; achieving fame at the battle of new Orleans during the war of 1812
what was Jackson known as and why
he was known as the self made man, because of his upbringingand he had achieved fame without family or political connections. he worked at a planter in the south and owned slaves.
because of his life as a planter, what was he wary of
intellectuals
what things did Jackson survive
an assanination attempt, several duels, being shot at one of the duels in the chest and walking away from it, the bullet forever in his chest
what did some people claim about Jackson and who did they refer to him too because of this
they believed he was asserting too much power as president and called him king andrew
what did congress do in 1828
raised tariffs/taxes on imported goods
why did they do this
to encourage people to buy goods from the north
how did the tarrifs affect the south
hurt the south because they had to pay higher prices
what did south Carolina threaten to do
secede from the US if they we forced to pay the tariffs
what did the decision of SC lead to
the nullification crisis
what was the nullification crisis
Jackson sent in federal troops t force the people to follow the law and threatened to hang the leader of the rebellion if they didnt
who was the leader of the rebellion
john calhoon, jacksons VP
what did Jackson not like the idea of having
a ntional bank
why did Jackson not like the banks president
he felt that he had too much power ove the nations economy, and that it was bad to have all the nations money in one bank
who supported the national bank
hennery clay, jacksons main oponient, this topic became a major campaign debate in the 1832 election