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The Jackson Era
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8th Grade
04/04/2011

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Name the 2 news political parties that developed in the 1830s
Definition
Whigs and Democrates
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What was the kitchen cabinet?
Definition
a group of Jackson's advisers that he met with in the kitchen to discuss politics
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Name the two ways that were used to nominate canidates for presidency
Definition
Caucus and Nominating COnventions
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What is a protective tariff?
Definition
a tariff that monitors all taxes
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Why did the bank close in 1836?
Definition
Jackson thought the bank was too powerful
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What was the tariff of abomination?
Definition
congress passed the highest tariff in the nations history
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What was the Trail of Tears?
Definition
Jackson made the Indians move to the west with little food and shelter, 1/4 of them died
Term
What was the spoil system?
Definition
Jackson fired many federal workers and hired is own supporters
Term
What was the Panic of 1837?
Definition
There was no money limit that the makers could make and gamblers would try to buy all the land so they made it that you could only buy land with gold and silver. The banks had to close because they could not supply all the people with gold and silver. They went into a depression
Term
What is Jackson's Nickname?
Definition
Old Hickory
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Why did Calhoun step down from Vice President?
Definition
Calhoun and Jackson disagreed about state rights
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What was the Indian Removal Act?
Definition
Native Americans were forced to move west of the Mississippi with little food or shelter
Term
What is the right to vote?
Definition
Sufferage
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Was the development of roads easy or hard?
Definition
Hard
Term
Describe the quality of early roads
Definition
poor, unleveled and withered away quicklly
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What connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River?
Definition
The Erie Canal
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