Jacksonian Democracy

Andrew Jackson was the president of the common man. Which of the following do you think did NOT feel represented by Jackson?

• Farmers

• Carpenters

• Wealthy bankers

• Small business owners

Andrew Jackson and his followers created what political party?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Federalists

• Whiggs

When South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union, what were they threatening to do?

• Create their own tax code

• Not collect taxes on imported goods

• To not trade with England and France

• Break away from the United States

A tax placed on imported goods.

• Tariff

• Secede

• Nullification

• Spoils System

When Jackson fired Republican civil servants and replaced them with Democrats he was practicing what system?

• Secession

• Nullification

• Tariff

• Spoils

What group of people did Andrew Jackson believe should be moved to lands out west, by force if necessary?

• Republicans

• Slaves

• Irish Immigrants

• Native Americans

Why did Jackson and his followers create the Democratic Party?

• They believed the election of 1824 had been stolen from them

• There was not party for the, "Common Man"

• Andrew Jackson thought Republicans were petty

• The Emperor had dissolved the Galactic Senate

The belief that the common people should have a say in government.

• Jacksonian Democracy

• Adams Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

• Nullification

Why did Andrew Jackson want to get rid of the National Bank?

• He hated the bank president, Nicholas Biddle

• It was controlled by foreign countries

• He thought it only benefited wealthy people

• It had been created by Alexander Hamilton

How did Andrew Jackson get rid of the National Bank?

• He did not renew it's charter

• He removed all it's federal deposits and redistributed them

• He fired the bank president, Nicholas Biddle

• He ordered the Secretary of the Treasury to close it