CHAPTER 9

VOCABULARY

Suffrage reform- ​during Jackson’s presidency in which citizens wanted the right to vote
in the states.

Dorr Rebellion-​​ ​The Rhode Island Constitution barred more than half of adult males of
the state from voting in which Thomas L. Dorr had a group of follower called the
“People’s Party”. They had made their own Constitution and the legislature refused to
accept it, then Dorr created a new government with his followers and him as governor.

Spoils system- ​made the right of elected officials to appoint their own followers to
public office an established feature of american politics

Nullification Crisis- ​ state convention held- voted for nullification of tariffs of 1828 and
it would strengthen federal ports in South Carolina. They had the right to declared the
federal law null and void it but the support in South Carolina didn't help Calhoun with his
standings.

Webster-Hayne Debate- ​controversy over nullification. Hayne suggested that land

sales and surveys be temporarily discontinued. Webster challenged hayne to a debate
not on public lands and the tariff but on the issue of states rights versus national power.

Removal Act of 1830 -​​ appropriated money to finance federal negotiations with the
southern tribes aimed at relocating them to the west.

Trail of Tears-​​ Thousands of Indians had died before reaching their unwanted
destination. Their new home gave them harsh problems. They called their route the
“Trail of Tears.”

Whig Party- ​ a political party who referred to themselves as Whigs , after a party in
England who had come to together to limit the powers of the king; People who didn’t
agree with the way Jackson was using his power

Panic of 1837-​​ a financial panic which resulted in bans and business failing, rise of
unemployment, bread riots, falling of prices, failure of railroad and canal all in the first
months of Van Buren’s presidency.
Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842-​​ the negotiations with Sec. Of State Webster and
representatives from Maine and Massachusetts; established a firm northern boundary
between the United States and Canada along the Maine-New Brunswick border.

The Taney Court-​​ Robert B. Taney who didn’t bring sharp break in constitutional
interpretation (loose interpretation) but helped modify Marshall’s nationalism

SHORT ANSWER

1. Explain how the Jackson presidency promoted economic development and

political policies to help the common man.
The Jackson Presidency promoted economic development and political policies
to help the common man. There was no economic equality for the people. ​Jackson
transformed the way politics worked and he branched out to new groups, common man.
Franchise mostly went to the white landowners instead of farmers. A result was that the
Constitutions in the West guaranteed the right to vote to all white males. Also, the
“spoils system” and the convention limited the power of the elites.

2. Discuss the causes, outcomes, and consequences of President Jackson’s

battle against the Bank of the United States.
Jackson thought that the Bank of the United States carried too much power. The
cause of the war was mainly Biddle’s institution and the opposition from “soft money”
and “hard money.” Biddle tried to give financial favors to men that would help in order to
save the bank and recommended renewal bill in which Jackson had vetoed.
Consequences of this battle was that financially became distressed and the result was
an unstable bank system.

3. Describe how the ideologies of the Democrats and Whigs differed. How did
each party appeal to the electorate? How did the rise of the second party system
change American politics?
The ideologies of the Democrats and Whigs differed. Democrats wanted to
develop economic and political opportunities for white males and had a limited
government that took down all the obstacles they had.They were supported by working
men. Whigs wanted to expand the government industrially and were mainly supported
by merchants and manufacturers.​ The rise of the second party system changed
American politics because it caused a division based on what the people believed was
right for them. It separated them even more from the wealthy and commoners.