Jacksonian Democracy

For whom was Jacksonian Democracy named? President Andrew Jackson

What characterized American politics in the Age of Jackson? A new democratic spirit

Who participated in American politics for the first time during the Age of Jackson? The American masses

In what type of government do the people who are best qualified to rule hold all the power? An Aristocracy

A member of the ruling class What is an aristocrat? A member of the ruling class

Define suffrage. The right to vote

What was universal white manhood suffrage? All adult white males were eligible to vote

Religious (church membership) Property ownership What two voting requirements did universal white manhood suffrage eliminate? Religious (church membership) Property ownership

What is a national convention? Members of the same political party meet to choose that party’s candidates for president and vice president

How did Andrew Jackson reward his supporters? The spoils system

What was the spoils system? Giving government jobs to political supporters

What was the biggest criticism of the spoils system? The best qualified people did not get government jobs

Why did Jackson distrust the Bank of the United States? Undemocratic Controlled by the Eastern elite

Who made up the Eastern elite during the Age of Jackson? Wealthy businessmen

How can a president block a bill passed by Congress? Veto it

What does it mean for a president to veto a bill? Reject it

What action did President Jackson take on the bill to recharter the BUS? Vetoed it

How did Jackson’s veto of the bank bill differ from all previous presidential vetoes? It was not based on constitutional grounds.

What precedent was set by Jackson’s bank veto? Presidents can veto any bill they don’t like.

What was the main issue in the 1832 election? Jackson’s bank veto

Who ran against Jackson in 1832? Henry Clay

What was Henry Clay’s political party? National Republican

What political party did the National Republicans become? The Whig Party

What was Jackson’s main goal during his second term as president? Destroy the Bank of the United States

How did Jackson destroy the BUS? He withdrew all the federal government’s money from the BUS

A major economic depression Panic of 1837 What resulted from Jackson’s decision to take the federal money out of the BUS? A major economic depression Panic of 1837

What did white Americans do to the Indians during the Age of Jackson? Beat them in wars Kicked them off their lands

What did the Indian Removal Act do? Forced Southeastern Indians to move to a new Indian Territory

In what present day state was the new Indian Territory? Oklahoma

What was the forced journey of the Cherokee Indians from their homes in Georgia to the new Indian Territory in Oklahoma? The Trail of Tears

What Indians were on the Trail of Tears? The Cherokees

What happened to nearly 1/4 of the Cherokees on the Trail of Tears? They died.

What happened to other Indian tribes during the Age of Jackson? Forced to move to Oklahoma Made to stay on reservations

What happened to American Indians throughout the rest of the 19th century? Forced to move off their ancestral lands Kicked off their land Made to live on reservations

What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Jacksonian period? Women’s suffrage Or the right to vote

When did the women’s rights movement begin? 1848

Where did the women’s rights movement begin? Seneca Falls, New York

What right for women did the Seneca Falls Declaration support? Women’s suffrage

Who were two of the early leaders of the women’s suffrage movement? Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony