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What percentage of eligible voters did so in 1824? 1828? 1840? |
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In 1824: What two candidates shared a vp? Who was he? |
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Adams, Jackson...John C. Calhoun |
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V/F: All of the 1824 nominees identified as Democrats |
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Why was William Crawford thrown out of the running in 1824? |
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suffered a stroke shortly after elections |
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How did JQ Adams win the presidency? |
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-Jackson didn't get the electoral majority -Went to House -Clay was now out of the running, and used Speaker of the House powers to influence election BECAUSE -they were archrivals for allegiance of the west -him and Adams were both passionate about nationalism and the American system |
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What was the incident between the Jackson/Adams/Clay/House of Reps election called? |
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Who was a famous protester of the "corrupt bargain" that was challenged to a duel by Clay? |
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-Who was the first "minority president"? -W/o a college education? -born in America? |
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-Adams -Washington (THEN Jackson) -Van Beuren |
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Why was it bad that Adams refused to kick out efficient officeholders? |
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Supporters got mad that they didn't have gov't positions, lost support |
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What was in Adams' first State of the Union address? What was wrong with it? |
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-roads and canals to be built -no fed involvement! -national university -astronomical observatory -seemed frivolous -meant more tariffs |
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What were the two predominant political parties of 1828? Who lead each? NAME TREES |
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-National Republicans - Adams (oak) -Democratic-Republicans - Jackson (hickory) |
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What were mudslings used against Jackson in the campaign of 1828? |
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-Mother=prostitute -wife=whore (divorce scandal) -coffin handouts talked about duels/killings |
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What were mudslings used against Adams in the election of 1828? And in favor of Jackson? |
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-billiards/chess set = "gambling furniture in pres. palace." -pimp for Russian tsar -Jackson = log cabin (sike!) |
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What regions of the country supported Jackson? Adams? Divided? |
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-West/South -NE, "Better parts of Northeast" -middle states, old northwest |
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Where was Andrew Jackson born? |
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What was the name of Jackson's mansion? |
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What was the name for the event that took place at Jackson's inauguration? |
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Define: Spoils system What was Jackson's argument(s) for it? |
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-people awarded public office for loyalty, not necessarily obedience (spoils of the enemy) -routine of office is easy enough to learn quickly, and better than development of bureaucratic office holding class |
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Who was the first person to steal $1,000,000 from the US gov't? What was his occupation? (BTW: NICE GOING JACKSON) |
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-Samuel Swartwout -Customs collector in NY (fled to England) |
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Why were protective tariffs good and bad? |
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-protected American manufacturers -hurt people buying stuff--> also retaliation taxes abroad |
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V/F: Daniel Webster supported tariffs |
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In what year did the Jacksonians try to pass a tariff bill that backfired? |
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What was the nickname for South Carolina? |
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Who was the slave that led an 1822 Charleston rebellion? |
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Who wrote The South Carolina Exposition? What did it call for? |
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Calhoun, nullification of tariffs |
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How was war w/ South Carolina avoided? |
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Henry Clay stepped in to help negotiate - did not want a military victory for Jackson |
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What was the name of the bill that said that Jackson could use the army and navy to collect duties? |
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Define: Columbia Congress |
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-SC agrees to repeal nullification, but puts it on Force Bill instead |
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Name a society made to Christianize NAs |
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The Society for Propagating the Gospel Among Indians |
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How much $ did the gov't shell out to promote NA literacy? |
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What were the Five Civilized Tribes? |
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-Creeks -Cherokees -Chickasaws -Choctaws -Seminoles |
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What was GA's reaction to NAs trying to be more "civilized"? |
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declared Cherokee council illegal, not held up by Supreme court |
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What was the Indian Removal Act? |
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NAs were to go to established Indian territory, allegedly free of white enroachment (only for 15 yrs) |
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What were 3 NA tribes that resisted the Indian Removal Act? Name a leader among them |
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Fox, Sauk, Seminoles-->Osceola |
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Name two people that fought the NA tribes resisting the Indian Removal Act |
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Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln |
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Why did the Bank of US have so much economical control? |
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-Controlled currency...of gold/silver, not paper |
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Who was the president of the Bank of the US? |
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-US Bank's charter set to expire in 1836 -Clay tried to renew it in 1832 to make it an election issue -If Jackson passed it, he would lose his supporters, but if he vetoed it, he'd lose the rich vote -Jackson vetoed it, saying the bank was unconstitutional |
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Describe the Anti-Masonic Party...when did they form? |
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-Election of 1832 -"we hate Jackson but like his policies" party -disappearance/probable murder of Mason secret teller -condemned secret societies, privilege, mnopoly -attracted religious-political reformers |
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What was special about the election of 1832? (3) |
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-3rd pol. party -Nat'l convention to name candidates -adopted formal platforms -lots of money from US Bank to support campaigns -bought off newspaper editors |
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How did Jackson handle Biddle's trying to extend the Bank's expiration date? |
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-Took reserves out of fed bank, put into "pet banks" |
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Name: Jackson's legislature that ditched flaky paper currency for only paper money |
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Who faced off in the election of 1836? What parties did they belong to? Who won? |
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Van Beuren v Harrison Democrat-Republican v Whig |
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V/F: Harrison was criticized for being a "coattail president" |
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falsum - that was Van Beuren |
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In 1837, there was a rebellion HERE that threatened war w/ Britian |
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What caused the panic of 1837? |
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-overspeculation -get-rich-quickism -bank war -specie circular -failures of wheat crops |
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where was there a massive protest of wheat prices affected by the panic of 1837? |
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How did events in Europe influence the Panic of 1837? |
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Two prominent British banks closed, creditors called for loans to be repaid |
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What was the Divorce Bill? |
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AKA Independent Treasury Bill -Put fed deposits into independent treasury, not in banks -Dems liked the pet banks better, but still supported the bill -Whigs just wanted their nat'l bank |
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Mexico sold a huge chunk of land to THIS MAN, on the conditions that... |
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-Stepeh Austin -Bring 300 Amer families that are Roman Catholic and promptly Mexicanized |
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By 1835, how many Texan Americans wre there? |
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Name two famous escapees to Texas |
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Davy Crockett (rifleman), Jim Bowie (Arkansas toothpick) |
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Who led Texas in their war w/ Mexico and general affairs? |
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Sam Houston (aka "Big Drunk") |
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Who was a Texan commander that refused to surrender to Santa Anna? |
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How did Houston beat Santa Anna? |
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What were the conditions of Santa Anna's treaty that he rejected later? (Why did he do so?) |
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-Rio Grande= border -withdraw troops -"under duress' |
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why didn't people want to annex Texas? |
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Who was Harrison's running mate? |
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V/F: WH Harrison came from one of the Five Families of Virginia |
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