History Chapter 13

South Carolina attempted to block the "Tariff of Abominations" by

"nullifying" the federal law through a state convention.

The Jacksonian charge of a "corrupt bargain" to gain John Quincy Adams the presidency arose because

Clay was named secretary of state after throwing his support to Adams.

The most fundamental and unifying political perspective underlying the organization of the Whig Party was

hostility to Andrew Jackson and his followers.

Which of the following was not among political innovations that first appeared in the presidential campaign of 1836?

political parties

President Andrew Jackson revealed his deep hostility to eastern elites and moneyed interests by

vetoing the bill to re-charter the Bank of the United States.

Under President Jackson and his successors, the fundamental requirement for holding federal office was

political support of the president and his party.

The vast majority of the southeastern Indian tribes were removed from their ancestral homelands to

Oklahoma

The Cherokees and other southeastern Indian tribes attempted to stop the pressure of white encroachment on their lands by

adopting practices like settled agriculture, education, and democratic constitutional government.

President John Quincy Adams aroused southern and western hostility partly because

he attempted to deal fairly with the Indians and opposed their removal from Georgia and elsewhere.

Andrew Jackson's election in 1828 marked a turning point in American politics because he

openly appealed to the common people by attacking the elite interests of the eastern cities.