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APUSH ch 13
quiz prob. tmrw
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10th Grade
02/06/2012

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What percentage of eligible voters did so in 1824? 1828? 1840?
Definition
25%, 50%, 78%
Term
In 1824:
What two candidates shared a vp?
Who was he?
Definition
Adams, Jackson...John C. Calhoun
Term
V/F: All of the 1824 nominees identified as Democrats
Definition
falsum. Republicans
Term
Why was William Crawford thrown out of the running in 1824?
Definition
suffered a stroke shortly after elections
Term
How did JQ Adams win the presidency?
Definition
-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
Term
What was the incident between the Jackson/Adams/Clay/House of Reps election called?
Definition
"Corrupt Bargain"
Term
Who was a famous protester of the "corrupt bargain" that was challenged to a duel by Clay?
Definition
Rudolph
Term
-Who was the first "minority president"?
-W/o a college education?
-born in America?
Definition
-Adams
-Washington (THEN Jackson)
-Van Beuren
Term
Why was it bad that Adams refused to kick out efficient officeholders?
Definition
Supporters got mad that they didn't have gov't positions, lost support
Term
What was in Adams' first State of the Union address?
What was wrong with it?
Definition
-roads and canals to be built
-no fed involvement!
-national university
-astronomical observatory
-seemed frivolous
-meant more tariffs
Term
What were the two predominant political parties of 1828? Who lead each? NAME TREES
Definition
-National Republicans - Adams (oak)
-Democratic-Republicans - Jackson (hickory)
Term
What were mudslings used against Jackson in the campaign of 1828?
Definition
-Mother=prostitute
-wife=whore (divorce scandal)
-coffin handouts talked about duels/killings
Term
What were mudslings used against Adams in the election of 1828? And in favor of Jackson?
Definition
-billiards/chess set = "gambling furniture in pres. palace."
-pimp for Russian tsar
-Jackson = log cabin (sike!)
Term
What regions of the country supported Jackson?
Adams?
Divided?
Definition
-West/South
-NE, "Better parts of Northeast"
-middle states, old northwest
Term
Where was Andrew Jackson born?
Definition
Carolinas
Term
What was the name of Jackson's mansion?
Definition
Hermitage
Term
What was the name for the event that took place at Jackson's inauguration?
Definition
"inaugural brawl"
Term
Define: Spoils system
What was Jackson's argument(s) for it?
Definition
-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
Term
Who was the first person to steal $1,000,000 from the US gov't? What was his occupation?
(BTW: NICE GOING JACKSON)
Definition
-Samuel Swartwout
-Customs collector in NY
(fled to England)
Term
Why were protective tariffs good and bad?
Definition
-protected American manufacturers
-hurt people buying stuff--> also retaliation taxes abroad
Term
V/F: Daniel Webster supported tariffs
Definition
verum
Term
In what year did the Jacksonians try to pass a tariff bill that backfired?
Definition
1828
Term
What was the nickname for South Carolina?
Definition
"The Palmetto State"
Term
Who was the slave that led an 1822 Charleston rebellion?
Definition
Denmark Vesey
Term
Who wrote The South Carolina Exposition? What did it call for?
Definition
Calhoun, nullification of tariffs
Term
How was war w/ South Carolina avoided?
Definition
Henry Clay stepped in to help negotiate - did not want a military victory for Jackson
Term
What was the name of the bill that said that Jackson could use the army and navy to collect duties?
Definition
Force Bill
Term
Define: Columbia Congress
Definition
-SC agrees to repeal nullification, but puts it on Force Bill instead
Term
Name a society made to Christianize NAs
Definition
The Society for Propagating the Gospel Among Indians
Term
How much $ did the gov't shell out to promote NA literacy?
Definition
$20,000
Term
What were the Five Civilized Tribes?
Definition
-Creeks
-Cherokees
-Chickasaws
-Choctaws
-Seminoles
Term
What was GA's reaction to NAs trying to be more "civilized"?
Definition
declared Cherokee council illegal, not held up by Supreme court
Term
What was the Indian Removal Act?
Definition
NAs were to go to established Indian territory, allegedly free of white enroachment (only for 15 yrs)
Term
What were 3 NA tribes that resisted the Indian Removal Act?
Name a leader among them
Definition
Fox, Sauk, Seminoles-->Osceola
Term
Name two people that fought the NA tribes resisting the Indian Removal Act
Definition
Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln
Term
Why did the Bank of US have so much economical control?
Definition
-Controlled currency...of gold/silver, not paper
Term
Who was the president of the Bank of the US?
Definition
Nicholas Biddle
Term
Describe the Bank War
Definition
-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
Term
Describe the Anti-Masonic Party...when did they form?
Definition
-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
Term
What was special about the election of 1832? (3)
Definition
-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
Term
How did Jackson handle Biddle's trying to extend the Bank's expiration date?
Definition
-Took reserves out of fed bank, put into "pet banks"
Term
Name: Jackson's legislature that ditched flaky paper currency for only paper money
Definition
Specie Circular
Term
Who faced off in the election of 1836?
What parties did they belong to?
Who won?
Definition
Van Beuren v Harrison
Democrat-Republican v Whig
Term
V/F: Harrison was criticized for being a "coattail president"
Definition
falsum - that was Van Beuren
Term
In 1837, there was a rebellion HERE that threatened war w/ Britian
Definition
Canada
Term
What caused the panic of 1837?
Definition
-overspeculation
-get-rich-quickism
-bank war
-specie circular
-failures of wheat crops
Term
where was there a massive protest of wheat prices affected by the panic of 1837?
Definition
NY
Term
How did events in Europe influence the Panic of 1837?
Definition
Two prominent British banks closed, creditors called for loans to be repaid
Term
What was the Divorce Bill?
Definition
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
Term
Mexico sold a huge chunk of land to THIS MAN, on the conditions that...
Definition
-Stepeh Austin
-Bring 300 Amer families that are Roman Catholic and promptly Mexicanized
Term
By 1835, how many Texan Americans wre there?
Definition
Abt 30,000
Term
Name two famous escapees to Texas
Definition
Davy Crockett (rifleman), Jim Bowie (Arkansas toothpick)
Term
Who led Texas in their war w/ Mexico and general affairs?
Definition
Sam Houston (aka "Big Drunk")
Term
Who was a Texan commander that refused to surrender to Santa Anna?
Definition
WB Travis
Term
Who won at the Alamo?
Definition
Santa Anna
Term
How did Houston beat Santa Anna?
Definition
Took advantage of siesta
Term
What were the conditions of Santa Anna's treaty that he rejected later? (Why did he do so?)
Definition
-Rio Grande= border
-withdraw troops
-"under duress'
Term
why didn't people want to annex Texas?
Definition
slavery issue
Term
Who was Harrison's running mate?
Definition
John Tyler
Term
V/F: WH Harrison came from one of the Five Families of Virginia
Definition
verum
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