Jacksonian Democracy

From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?

• Republicans

• common people

• rich upper-class

• American Indian

What was Jackson’s nickname?

• Old Boy

• Captain Orleans

• American Hero

• Old Hickory

What is democracy?

• Rule by the wealthy

• Rule by the people

• Rule by the poor

• Rule by the educated

Which group of people was allowed to vote during Jackson’s time?

• African Americans

• Women

• White Men

• Americans under age 21

What is the spoils system?

• government jobs are given to people based on loyalty to the leader, not by experience.

• government jobs are given to people based on disloyalty to the leader, not by experience.

• government jobs are given to people based on experience, not by loyalty

• government jobs are given to people based on humor to the leader, not by experience, not democratic

What was the problem over the National Bank?

• The Bank was fair to the smaller state banks and promoted investments.

• The Bank wasn’t fair to the smaller state banks and stood in the way of investments.

• The Bank was not fair to the smaller state banks and stood in the way of investments

• The Bank wasn’t fair to anyone and stood in the way of investments

What was the Indian Removal Act?

• It forced the Cherokee tribe and four other tribes to stay in their land.

• It forced the Cherokee tribe and four other tribes to leave their land and move out east.

• It forced the Cherokee tribe and four other tribes to leave their land and move out North

• It forced the Cherokee tribe and four other tribes to leave their land and move out west.

Select the three that apply to the Nullification Crisis

• Congress raised the tariff (tax) on items imported into the United States

• It was good for the Northern states which found an increase in manufacturing and profits.

• It hurt the Southern states, which mainly farmed, by causing prices to rise.

• The Nullification Crisis was great and no one complained.

What was the Nullification Crisis of 1828?

• When states became angry with a new tariff tax and called it null and void.

• When states became happy with a new tariff tax and called it null and void.

• When states became angry with a new tariff tax and called it full and void.

• When states became happy with a new tariff tax and called it full and void.

Did the Indian Removal Act promote democracy? Choose one.

• Yes

• No