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Common Man

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1.

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White Male Suffrage (1830s)

War between the Seminoles who lived in Florida and the U.S. government. As a result of the war many Seminoles were forced to move to the Indian Territory west of the Mississippi.
By the early 1800s all white men could vote regardless of social class or property ownership. As a result politicians had to appeal to the common man in order to win elections.
Andrew Jackson believed the Bank of the United States to be corrupt and unconstitutional. As a result Jackson vetoed a bill to recharter the Bank and, after getting reelected, ordered that U.S. government money not be placed in the Bank.
Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of the Cherokee of Georgia. The court ruled that Georgia laws did not apply in the Cherokee lands.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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John Quincy Adams

The son of John Adams who won the 1824 presidential election by a vote of the House of Representatives after no candidate won a majority of the electoral college vote.
Andrew Jackson believed the Bank of the United States to be corrupt and unconstitutional. As a result Jackson vetoed a bill to recharter the Bank and, after getting reelected, ordered that U.S. government money not be placed in the Bank.
An executive order issued by Andrew Jackson that required federal land to be purchased with gold or silver rather than bank notes. It led to the Panic of 1837.
This act gave Jackson the authority to use federal troops to collect tariff money associated with the Tariff of 1832.

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Henry Clay

This document, written by John C. Calhoun, argued that states had the right to nullify federal laws and that South Carolina would secede if the Tariff of 1828 was not repealed.
Term used to describe a series of events associated with the 1824 election in which Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams for president in the House of Representatives and became secretary of state in the Adams administration.
In this election the Democratic candidate, Andrew Jackson, defeated the National Republican candidate John Quincy Adams. This was considered a victory for the common man.
Congressman who was behind the American System and the Missouri Compromise. In the 1824 election he threw his support to John Quincy Adams in what has been called the "Corrupt Bargain."

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Andrew Jackson

System used by Andrew Jackson and others to reward campaign workers and loyal party members with government jobs.
By the early 1800s all white men could vote regardless of social class or property ownership. As a result politicians had to appeal to the common man in order to win elections.
Term used to describe Andrew Jackson's unofficial advisors.
The man who won a majority of the popular vote in the 1824 election but not a majority of the electoral college vote. He did go on to win the 1828 and 1832 presidential elections.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Election of 1824

Series of events in which South Carolina declared null and void the Tariff of 1832 and Congress passed the Force Bill which gave Jackson the authority to use federal troops to collect the tariff. The crisis ended in 1833 with the passage of a compromise tariff.
In this election year no candidate received a majority of the electoral college vote and the House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams.
Term used to describe the Tariff of 1828 which placed a tax on foreign imports and hurt the Southern economy.
War between the Seminoles who lived in Florida and the U.S. government. As a result of the war many Seminoles were forced to move to the Indian Territory west of the Mississippi.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Corrupt Bargain"

War between the Seminoles who lived in Florida and the U.S. government. As a result of the war many Seminoles were forced to move to the Indian Territory west of the Mississippi.
Term used to describe a series of events associated with the 1824 election in which Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams for president in the House of Representatives and became secretary of state in the Adams administration.
The man who won a majority of the popular vote in the 1824 election but not a majority of the electoral college vote. He did go on to win the 1828 and 1832 presidential elections.
System used by Andrew Jackson and others to reward campaign workers and loyal party members with government jobs.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Tariff of Abominations"

Term used to describe the Tariff of 1828 which placed a tax on foreign imports and hurt the Southern economy.
This Whig candidate lost to Martin Van Buren in the 1836 presidential election but will defeat Van Buren in the 1840 election.
Congressman who was behind the American System and the Missouri Compromise. In the 1824 election he threw his support to John Quincy Adams in what has been called the "Corrupt Bargain."
The son of John Adams who won the 1824 presidential election by a vote of the House of Representatives after no candidate won a majority of the electoral college vote.

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