Chapter 13 Pageant Questions
In what year was the first formal party convention to nominate a President? Who was the candidate?
Andrew Jackson
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824, but failed to receive majority needed to win the presidency?
Andrew Jackson
Who will win the Presidency overwhelmingly in the Election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson
Who was known as "The Hero" in the early and mid 19th century? Why?
Andrew Jackson; Battle of New Orleans
These two famous settlers of Texas will be killed at the Alamo by Santa Anna's forces?
Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie
Which political party got its start in 1828 (even though it is not formally created until the 1830s)?
Democratic
What two parties made up the "two party" system in the Presidential election of 1840?
Democrats and Whig
What aborted slave rebellion took place in Charleston in 1822 (slaves last name)?
Denmark Vesey rebellion
This author saw the conquering of the western frontier as a great democratic virtue and he hailed Jackson as a true hero.
Frederick Jackson Turner
Who was Jackson's VP candidate in the 1828 election?
John C. Calhoun
Whose former plantation is now the site of Clemson University?
John C. Calhoun
What was unique about the vice-presidential candidate for both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson?
John C. Calhoun switched from being JQA to Andrew Jackson's VP
Which two people were involved in the "Corrupt Bargain"?
John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
Name the four presidential candidates which ran for the presidency in 1824?
John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, Andrew Jackson
What position concerning the Corrupt Bargain was supposedly traded in exchange for the Presidency? Why was it important?
Secretary of State; seen as the stepping stone to the Presidency
During this Indian War lasted for seven years with Indians and runaway black slaves used guerrilla war tactics in the swmpy everglades of Florida?
Seminole War
What hand picked candidate will run on the Democratic ticket of 1836 and win?
Martin van Buren
Which state had the most electoral votes in the 1828 Presidential election? What does that say about the state's population?
New York, largest population in 1828
Where will the Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles be moved to, in order to be "permanently" free from white encroachment? What is the name of the famous trail that the America Indians were moved along?
Oklahoma Territory; Trail of Tears (4,000 est of 16k died)
What opposition party will be given rise during the Jacksonian period?
Whigs
Which party was equally vigorous in opposition to the political party discussed in 1?
Whigs
This presidential candidate was knpwn as the "Farmer of North Bend" who had been called from his cabin and his plow to drive the corrupt Jackson spoilsmen from the "presidential palace" in 1840?
William Henry Harrison
What two things must new families moving to Texas in 1823 do to make Mexico happy?
accept the Roman Catholic church and become properly a citizen of Mexico
Why did the political party in 2 name themselves that particular name?
after the nickname for the rebels during the American Revolution
What is political patronage?
appointing your friends to governmental positions of power
What were some of the negative consequences caused by American Tariffs?
drove up prices for all Americans and invited retaliatory tariffs on American agricultural exports
This Tariff will be considered the Tariff of Abominations.
Tariff of 1828
What is the name given to Mexican residents of Texas?
Tejanos
In the 1820s much of the nation was turning away from Ghent nationalism to what type of ideology?
States' rights and sectionalism (caused by tariffs and slavery)
This war involving Andrew Jackson was fought with Nicholas Biddle?
The Bank War
What was the nickname of Jackson's mansion near Nashville, Tennessee?
The Hermitage
What happens to the buying power of paper money when a "wildcat" bank prints off a large amount of currency?
causes inflation and a devaluation of the paper money
What was the campaign slogan of 1840 for the Whig party?
Tippecanoe, and Tyler too"
What current system controls the US money supply and interest rates?
federal reserve system
Why did Andrew Jackson want the Indians removed from Georgia? What Bureau was established in 1836 to administer relation with America's original inhabitants?
he did not want a nation to live independent within another nation; Bureau of Indian Affairs
What problem did John Quincy Adams' close friends have with his type of Presidential Administration?
he only removed twelve public servants from the federal payroll and failed to promote party workers to political offices (didn't take advantage of the patronage system that Andrew Jackson will do in the next election)
What was Andrew Jackson' response to South Carolina's nullification policy?
he said that he would lead forces to invade the state and have the nullifiers hanged. Including hanging John C. Calhoun from the first tree he finds.
Why was Henry Clay eliminated as a Presidential hopeful when the election of 1824 went to the House of Representatives? Which position did Henry Clay hold in 1824?
he was the fourth runner up (top 3); Speaker of the House (home field advantage)
Why did Andrew Jackson feel that the National bank was a threat?
held too much power and ability to control funds
What was meant by the term Ghent nationalism?
how the treaty from the War of 1812 caused the US to think of itself as a great nation
How did Jackson try and counteract the inflationary problems caused by "wildcat" banks?
issued the Specie Circular-a decree that required all public lands to be purchases with "hard" or metallic money. BIG MISTAKE.
What was the name of Andrew Jackson's unofficial cabinet (made up of his friends)? Why did he feel the need to have this cabinet?
kitchen cabinet; he knew that the US Senate would not confirm who he wanted as his "official" appointments, so he went around the system by meeting with his friends in the White House Kitchen
What was unique about Harrison's presidential tenure?
shortest at 1 month (died of pneumonia after giving the longest inaugural speech in US History)
What was unique about the removing of the "savage" Cherokee people?
they were possibly the most civilized of the 5 most "civilized" tribes
What were the "Nullies" attempting to do?
try and nullify federal acts (tariffs)
What did John Quincy Adams accomplish in his one term as US President?
not much, he favored Henry Clay's American system, but Congress blocked most of his ideas. He did reduce the debt of the US from 16 million to 5 million, which was paid off during Jackson's presidency
What event will lead Andrew Jackson to distrust and mostly ignore the press during his two-terms as president?
the printing of news articles saying his wife was a bigamist (she married Andrew Jackson before divorcing her first husband-but she didn't think she was still married). Rachel Jackson then dies before Andrew Jackson is sworn in as President and he holds a grudge like no other against the press.
Why did the South call the tariff the "Yankee Tariff"?
the tariff helped to bolster New England manufacturing industries and caused other nations to implement higher tariffs against agriculture - especially cotton
What did Andrew Jackson do in 1833 trying to bury the Bank of the US for good?
removed the federal deposits from its vaults and placed them in his "petbanks"
Which amendment created in 1804 established the policy of placing the VP and President on the same ballot (means that electors vote for both Pres/VP at the same time)?
twelfth amendment
What will Jackson do more than any president up to that point in American history-including the rechartering of the Bank of the US bill?
veto legislation
What Indian war of 1832 will Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln be together involved in?
Black Hawk War
What will be the first third party in US presidential history?
Anti-Masonic
William Henry Harrison was from the FFV's. What was the FFV's?
First Families of Virginia
What event will convince Jackson to distrust his Vice President so much that he chose Martin van Buren to run with him in the Presidential election of 1832?
Peggy Eaton Affair (Petticoat Affair)- John C. Calhoun (VP) and other cabinet members would not invite Peggy Eaton to White House affairs because of her scandalous marriage to John Eaton (Secretary of War). She didn't give enough mourning time after the passing of her 1st husband before marrying John Eaton. Jackson hated this and Martin van Buren was the only cabinet member to side with Jackson (reason he'll become VP in 1832)
What is Jackson's reaction to the Supreme Court agreeing that Cherokees should not be removed from their land?
"John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it"
What did the "Nullies" wear in support of South Carolina?
palmetto ribbons - Palmetto state
What were the causes of the Panic of 1837? What nickname will be given to the President because of the Panic of 1837?
rampant speculation prompted by a mania of get rich quick schemes. Gamblers in western lands. Fight over the bank war and crop failures; Martin van Buren
What did the compromise tariff of 1833 do for tariffs? Who was the father of the compromise?
reduced gradually tariffs by about 10% over a period of 10 years; Henry Clay
It was in this year that a mildly protective tariff was implemented.
1816
These two Indian cases came before the Supreme Court concerning the Cherokees?
Cherokee nation v. Georgia, Worchester v. Georgia
What president will end political patronage in 1883 with the Pendleton Act? (late 1800s-after an assassination)
Chester A. Arthur
Who did Andrew Jackson defeat in the Presidential election of 1832 by a landslide?
Henry Clay (3x loser as a presidential candidate)
What man became the chief leader and hero of Texas rebels and defeat Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto?
Sam Houston
Place the following in Chronological order: Cherokee "Trail of Tears", Indian Removal Act, Bank of the US expires, Tariff of Abominations, Vesey slave conspiracy, Jackson defeats Clay, House elects John Quincy Adams
Vesey slave conspiracy, House elects John Quincy Adams, Tariff of Abominations, Indian Removal Act, Jackson defeats Clay, Bank of the US expires, Cherokee Indians removed on "Trail of Tears"