Warm up, Day 3, Jackson

British impressment of U.S. sailors

• Saratoga

• 8th Amendment

• Cause of War of 1812

• Mercantilism

British controlled colonial trade; angered colonists

• Saratoga

• 8th Amendment

• Cause of War of 1812

• Mercantilism

Turning point of war; France supported the Americans

• Saratoga

• 8th Amendment

• Cause of War of 1812

• Mercantilism

Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

• Saratoga

• 8th Amendment

• Cause of War of 1812

• Mercantilism

Which of the following is an example of the “spoils system”?

• Farmers leaving their produce out in the sun to spoil as a means of protesting a protective tariff

• Congress only approving laws introduced by the Supreme Court

• John Q. Adams selecting his father to be Secretary of State

• Jackson selecting people who supported his campaign to receive government positions

Which of the following were effects of Jackson’s victory in the Election of 1828? Select TWO correct answers.

• Women, African Americans, and Native Americans were given the right to vote.

• Ordinary citizens became engaged in government issues.

• Suffrage was expanded to most white men over the age of 21.

• Rich politicians maintained power in most levels of government.

During the 1830s public servants and officials were widely perceived to be unqualified. What practice reinforced that perception?

• The public voting for candidates based on religious affiliations

• The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable positions

• The federal government recruiting volunteers to serve abroad as ambassadors

• Legislators awarding government contracts to the lowest bidders

Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution?

• To strengthen the authority of the federal government

• To improve the organization of the judiciary

• To give each state an equal amount of power

• To protect individual freedoms from the federal government

Which action complete this graphic organizer? 8.5(D)

• French naval attacks on U.S harbors

• British invasions of countries allied with the United States

• French embargoes on trade with the United States

• British impressment of U.S sailors

Jacksonian Democracy

• an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen

• The practice of giving government jobs to political backers

• The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males

• The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional