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Jackson Era
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8th Grade
02/28/2011

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 The 1824 Presidential Election was decided in...

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 The House of Representatives

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Which President's popularity with the "common man" changed politics?
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Andrew Jackson
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Some southerners wanted to break away from the United States.  Another word for leaving the United States is....
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secede
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What Act did Congress pass in order to relocate the Native Americans?
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The Indian Removal Act of 1830
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The Cherokee Trail of Tears began in the state of...
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Georgia
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Which President was raised in poverty by his mother?
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Andrew Jackson
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More than 80 percent of which group voted in the 1840 election?
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White males
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The practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidates supporters is known as
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The Spoils System
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What sent the message that a state would not be allowed to go it's own way without a fight?
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The Force Bill
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Who was the Seminole leader that went to war with the United States in an effort to keep his nation's land?
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Osceola
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A government permit to operate the National Bank was called a...
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charter
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Who led the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears?
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General Winfield Scott
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The term used when a candidate attempts to ruin an opponent's reputation with name calling and insults during a political campaign.
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mudslinging
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The Native American tribe recognized as a separate nation by the federal government.
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The Cherokee Nation
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The political party the mistrusted strong central government.
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Democratic Party
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The political party that valued strong central government.
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National Republican Party
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Another term used for: overwhelming victory.
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landslide
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The 1828 Democratic-Republican candidate's name.
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Andrew Jackson
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Group of people forced to relocate in "Indian Country".
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Native Americans
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The term used for moving to another place.
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relocate or relocation
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What election year did the Democratic Party first hold their national party convention?
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1832
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Some southerners wanted to break away or ___________ from the United States.
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secede
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A government permit to operate the Bank of the United States was called a...
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charter
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Under the 12th Amendment, when no presidential candidate receives the majority of the electoral votes, the __________ of ______________________ decides the election.
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House of Representatives
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The Webster-Hayne debate was specifically about...
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nullification
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A candidate backed by his/her home state instead of the national political party is called a....
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"favorite son" candidate
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Who invented the Cherokee alphabet?
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Sequoya
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Who ran the chartered Bank of the United States?
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Nicholas Biddle and 24 state directors.
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Democrats tended to live in the ___________ while Republicans tended to live in the ________________.
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South/North
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People who preferred strong local governments belonged to which political party?
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Democrat
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People who preferred strong national governments belonged to which political party?
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Republican
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