Monroe, JQA, + Jackson Quiz

under the Missouri compromise, what state would be a free state and what state would be a slave state?

free - maine

slave - missouri

what territory did the US purchase from Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty and how much did they pay?

florida, $5 million

what was the main point of the Monroe doctrine?

“you stay in your hemisphere, and we’ll stay in ours”

true or false: the Missouri compromise would be one of the causes of the civil war

true

who wrote the Monroe doctrine?

john Quincy adams

true or false: james monroe’s presidency was called the “era of good feelings” because there was peace and happiness in the country? (but “not really” behind closed doors)

true

1824 was the first election where states began to count the _____ in presidential elections.

popular vote

which candidate had a stroke and dropped out of the race (election of 1824)?

william crawford

the 4 candidates that ran for president in 1824:

jackson, JQA, Crawford, clay

what was the corrupt bargain?

a deal between Clay + JQA that Clay would get JQA elected president if he was appointed sec. of state

which candidate received the most popular votes in the election of 1824?

jackson

what are the 4 principles of jacksonian democracy?

white men’s suffrage, Indian removal act, spoils system, opposing the national bank

who is responsible for creating the image of Andrew jackson as a “common man” to help him win the election of 1828?

martin van buren

jackson created the ____ ______ in which he gave jobs to friends and political allies rather than the qualified people

spoils system

what was the name of jackson’s informal cabinet whom he relied more than his actual cabinet to make important decisions?

kitchen cabinet

jackson’s policy of removing native Americans from their ancestral lands to territory west of the Mississippi river was known as…

indian removal act

what were the 5 native American tribes that were relocate by Jackson?

seminole, creek, Choctaw, Cherokee, chickasaw

all of the followingg are true about the trail of tears except:

a. removals were brutal and Indians often could not defend themselves

b. 20,000 Cherokee Indians were forced to march east of the mississippi

c. nearly a quarter perished on the way

d. the Cherokee encountered severe temps, diseases, and were forced to march at gunpoint and in chains

b. 20,000 Cherokee Indians were forced to march east of the mississippi

what was the name of the supreme court case in which chief justice John Marshall ruled against jackson’s removal of the cherokee Indians from Georgia?

worcester vs georgia

true or false: Jackson faced a dangerous issue that threatened the fabric of the union, the Virginia nullification crisis because the state felt they could nullify (void) the federal tax

false, south Carolina nullification crisis

true or false: in 1832, jackson faced his most daunting enemy, the congress of the US

false, the bank

what nickname was Andrew Jackson given because he used his presidential veto more than the previous 6 presidents combined?

king jackson

true or false: most of jackson’s political base was in the south and west. the supporters expected jackson to remove the Indian tribes from their lands

true

when the decision was made in worcester vs georgia how did jackson respond

he completely ignored the decision and continued removal

in what direction were all 5 native American tribes being forced to move?

west