HONORS US HISTORY
Honors US History
Chapter 13-The Rise of Mass Democracy
A. Schedule: 10-27—10-31-14 (READ THE CHAPTER!)
1. Monday- CH 13 (Terms in the library)
2. Tuesday-CH 13 notes
3. Wednesday-CH 13 notes
i. Vocabulary Due
4. Thursday- Discussion/Review in Home Econ. Room
i. Study Questions Ready
5. Friday
i. Study Questions Due
ii. Test CH 13 (four day weekend)
B. Chapter Learning Objectives:
1. Describe and explain the growth of “mass democracy” in the 1820s.
2. How did the corrupt bargain of 1824 and Adams’ unpopular presidency set the stage for Jackson’s
election in 1828?
3. Analyze the significance of Jackson’s victory in 1828 as a triumph of the “new democracy”.
4. Describe the political innovations of the 1830s, especially the rise of mass parties, and indicate
their significance for American politics and society.
5. Describe Jackson’s policies of westward expansion and his harsh removal of the southeastern
Indian nations on the Trail of Tears.
6. Explain Jackson’s economic and political motives in the “bank war”, and point out the
consequences of Jacksonian economics for his successor Van Buren after the Panic of 1837.
7. Describe the different ways that each of the new mass political parties, Democrats and Whigs,
promoted the democratic ideals of liberty and equality among their constituencies.
C. Vocabulary: (Define in the context of only 1824-1840)
1. Andrew Jackson
2. John C. Calhoun
3. Henry Clay
4. Martin Van Buren
5. John Quincy Adams
6. Daniel Webster
7. Osceola
8. Stephen Austin
9. William Harrison
10. Sam Houston
11. John Tyler
12. Santa Anna
13. Black Hawk
14. William Travis
15. Anti-Masonic Party
16. “Revolution of 1828”
17. “King Mob”
18. “Corrupt Bargain”
19. Tariff of Abominations
20. Specie Circular
21. “Slavocracy”
22. “Trail of Tears
23. Panic of 1837
24. Seninole Indians
25. “pet” banks
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D. Study Questions: (Answer fully using specific details when applicable)
1. Why was Andrew Jackson such a personally powerful embodiment of the new mass democracy in
the 1820s and 1830s?
2. Why did Calhoun and the South see the Tariff of 1828 as such an “abomination” and raise threats
of nullification over it?
3. What were the policies and events that led to the “Trail of Tears” Indian removal of 1837?
4. Describe Jackson’s “Bank War” and how did the modern mass political machine factor into the
discussion.
5. Describe the Panic of 1837 and its causes.
6. How do the Panic of 1837 and other economic failures reflect the weaknesses of Jackson’s
economic and fiscal policies?
7. Characterize Andrew Jackson as president. Does he fit in with other presidential greats or not?
Explain why.
8. Andrew Jackson was a southerner and a large slave holder, yet he nearly lead the US Army to
invade and crush South Carolina when that state attempted to nullify and resist federal law.
Why?
9. Was the “Texas Revolution” against Mexico more about the expansion of American slavery into
the West, or was it about the rights of settlers in Mexico? Explain.
10. Compare and contrast the two new democratic parties, the Democrats and the Whigs.
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