Vocabulary Terms

Period 4: Years 1800-1848

Brinkley Textbook Chapter 9

Period 4 will cover chapters 7 through 10. Test on Chapter 9 and 10 will be ______________ You should complete this guide to turn in on test day. Don’t fall behind!

Directions: Your answers to the questions below must be handwritten on your own paper and turned in the day of the test for full credit. All answers must be in complete sentences unless it asks you to LIST or is a CHART.

1. What features of democracy was De Tocqueville describing in his study “Democracy in America”?

2. How did the political structure in America change under the “Age of Jackson”? Describe at least 3 historical examples that demonstrate this change.

3. LIST 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage of the “spoils system”.

4. Describe John Calhoun and his theory of nullification as it related to the tariffs.

5. Detail the events leading up to the Nullification Crisis and the resolution of it.

6. Explain how President Jackson defied the Supreme Court’s ruling in Worchester vs. Georgia.

7. Tell one way the Trails of Tears affected the native population.

8. Explain Jackson’s opposition to the National Bank.

9. Explain the process Jackson took to ultimately destroy the “Monster”?

10. In what way did the Supreme Court change under the new chief justice, Roger Taney?

11. Why did the Whig party form?

12. What caused the Panic of 1837 and how did Van Buren attempt to correct it?

13. What was the Webster-Ashburton Treaty?

14. Explain the historical significance of the “penny press”.

15. Write a 2-3 sentence opinion of what YOU think the SOCIAL legacy of Andrew Jackson means. (how did his presidency affect SOCIETY)

Possible short answer test essay on back (you do not need to turn this in, but be prepared to answer. If you can’t fully see this image, google “king Jackson” to see it more clearly.

Using the image, answer parts a, b, and c.

a. Briefly explain the point of view expressed by the artist about one of the following:

· Nullification issues

· Native Americans

· National Bank

b. Briefly explain ONE development in the period from 1829 to 1837 that supported the point of view expressed by the artist.

c. Briefly explain ONE development in the period from 1829 to 1837 that challenged the point of view expressed by the artist.