Chapter 15
What group was affected most negatively by the Jackson administration?
American Indians
What was Henry Clay's position on the Back of the United States?
He supported it
What name was given to president Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs?
Spoils system
What was really being tested during the nullification crisis?
The rights of states to override federal laws
From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?
common people
What political party was formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson following the election of 1824?
democratic
What was President Jackson's response to the Supreme Court decision that the Bank Of the United States was constitutional?
he ignored it
Why id President Jackson want to destroy the Bank of the United States?
he thought it benefited the rich over farmers and workers
What cause the nullification crisis?
southern opposition to traiffs
What did President Johnson support instead of a large national bank?
state banks
What is the term used for a tax on good imported from outside the United States?
tariff
What was the "Trail of Tears"
the forced removal of Cherokees from Georgia
Why did many whites call the Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Seminole groups the " Five Civilized Tribes"?
they had adopted the white man's way of life
Why did U.S. laws support the removal of American Indians from their homelands?
to allow westward expansion of agriculture
What was the intention of the Indian Removal act of 1830?
to make treaties in which Indians traded land in the East for land in the Great Plains
How did the Supreme court interpret the Indian Removal Act?
tribes could choose to remain on their lands