Chapter Twelve Study Guide
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- John Quincy Adams
- Monroe's secretary of State and the president of 1824 who did not want government controlled by the people
- Jacksonian Democracy
- idea of spreading political powers to all people
- Spoils system
- practice of giving government jobs to political backers
- Sequoya
- a brilliant Cherokee who invented a writing system for the Cherokee language
- Indian Removal Act
- this 1830 act called for teh government to negotiate treaties that would require Native American's to relocate west of the Mississippi
- Trail of Tears
- the harsh journey of the Cherokee from thier homeland to Indian territory in Oklahoma
- Secession
- withdrawl
- inflation
- the increase in prices and decrease in the value of money
- depression
- severe economic slump
- Whig Party
- political party organized in 1834 to oppose the policies of Andrew Jackson
- How did Andrew Jackson appeal to voters in his election campaign of 1828?
- He was a successful lawyer and a common man. He had a humble background and a reputation for toughness that appealed to voters.
- How did the Indian Removal Act effect the Native Americans?
- They were forced to pack up their things an d relocate West. They gave up their land and many resources; a lot of them died.
- Why did Georgia want the Native Americans to leave their state?
- They wanted the land for gold.
- Why did Jackson oppose the Second National Bank of the United States?
- He didn't trust them and the bank favored the wealthy.
- Which tribe was your game board group? Give five facts about your tribe.
- Creek Nation- lived in mud huts, taught the men to hunt, taught the women to sew, dearskin clothing, and harvested fields of corn, rice, and potatoes.