Age of Jackson Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe Jackson’s push and winning of the presidency: After his loss in election of 1824, Jackson became a strong critic of John Quincy Adams where he pushed an aggressive program of federal spending for improvements and science; by mid 1820’s he established himself as a symbol for democracy by projecting himself as a down to earth man
Describe the Indian Removal Act: in 1830 Congress passed Indian Removal Act which peacefully got Indians to trade their land in the south for land in the west, several tribes agreed and other several didn’t which caused the trail of tears
Describe the Bank Crisis: Congress passed a charter for the second bank of the U.S. in 1816, Jackson and his supporters opposed it because they saw it was being corrupt seeing that it favored the rich; In 1832 Congress voted to renew charter but Jackson vetoed it saying that it was unauthorized by the Constitution
Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies: Bank supporters denounced Jackson and formed new political party known as Whigs, they challenged Jackson’s democrats on all levels. Jackson was reelected in a landslide and when he was elected he weakened the Federal Bank by withdrawing Federal funds
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