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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the 7th President of the United States? | Andrew Jackson |
| What is Jacksonian Democracy? | The idea of spreading political power to all people. |
| What group of people did Jackson say he represented? | The "common man" |
| Who was allowed to vote for president? | Adult white males |
| What did Jackson do before he was president? | He was a general in the army. |
| What was Jackson's nickname? | "Old Hickory" |
| How did Jackson become a military hero? | He won the Battle of New Orleans against the British in the War of 1812. |
| What is Indian Territory? | The land Native Americans were forced to move to, now the state of Oklahoma |
| What was the Indian Removal Act? | The law passed by Congress that forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River. |
| Why did Jackson want to remove the Indians? | He wanted white families to have the land to farm. |
| What was the Trail of Tears? | The forced march of 16,000 Cherokee from their land to Indian Territory. About 4000 died. |
| Who was Sequoya? | A Cherokee who invented a written alphabet for his people. |
| Who was Osceola? | A leader of the Seminole tribe that resisted being moved from their land. |
| Who was Jackson's Vice-President in his first term? | John C. Calhoun |
| What was the Tariff of Abominations? | A high tax placed on manufactured goods. It was hated by the South and favored by the North. |
| What was the Doctrine of Nullification? | A policy that said a state had the right to reject federal laws that it considered unconstitutional. |
| What were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions? | Declarations by the two states that they would refuse to follow unfair federal laws. |
| What is secession? | When one part of a group withdraws or removes itself from the rest. |
| Who is Henry Clay? | The Great Compromiser. He came up with many solutions that both sides could agree on. |
| Why did Jackson want to destroy the Bank of the United States? | He belived it made the rich richer and hurt the common man. |
| How many terms did Andrew Jackson serve as president? | Two terms, or 8 years. |
| Why was President Jackson sometimes called "King Andrew?" | He was a strong president who took a lot of power for the executive branch. |
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