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Date
REVIEW
CALIFORNIA CONTENT
STANDARD 8.8.1
The Jackson Years
Specific Objective: Discuss the election of Andrew Jackson as president in 1828, the importance of
Jacksonian democracy, and his actions as president (e.g., the spoils system, veto of the National Bank,
policy of Indian removal, opposition to the Supreme Court).
Read the summary below to answer questions on the next page.
The Election of 1828
• The 1828 campaign was bitter. Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams were again
opponents as they had been in 1824, when Jackson lost.
• Jackson’s appeal to the common people helped him win in 1828. He was the first
president from the West. He was also a war hero.
• Jackson’s election ended the idea of government elected by wealthy, well-educated
people. His belief that all white men should have the right to vote and have a say in
government, thus ensuring majority rule, was called Jacksonian democracy.
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Conflicts During the Jackson Presidency
Indian Removal
National Bank
Spoils System
White settlers wanted
native lands; Jackson
proposed the Indian
Removal Act of 1830.
The Second Bank of
the United States held
government funds and
issued money.
Jackson gave government
jobs to his political
supporters.
One group, the Cherokee,
appealed to the Supreme
Court, which ruled in their
favor.
Jackson opposed the bank
and vetoed the renewal of its
charter.
Opponents accused him
of corruption.
Jackson ignored the ruling.
Thousands of Indians
were moved to the west,
including the Cherokee.
The bank went out of
business. Inflation and
depression followed.
Jackson defended his
system, saying it broke
up one group’s hold on
government.
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PRACTICE
CALIFORNIA CONTENT
STANDARD 8.8.1
The Jackson Years
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.
The Election of 1828
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Looking at the map, it is clear that
Jackson was least popular in the
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Midwest.
B
Northeast.
C
Northwest.
D
Southeast.
2 Jacksonian democracy gave political
power to the
A
educated.
B
wealthy.
C
majority.
D
minorities.
3
Under the spoils system, jobs went to
A
factory workers in the cities.
B
National Bank managers.
C
Jackson’s political supporters.
D
people best suited for them.
4 Jackson’s solution to white settlers’
hunger for land was the
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Indian Removal Act.
B
Northwest Ordinance.
C
Second U.S. Bank.
D
Spoils System.
In the 1828 election, which party
supported Jackson?
A
Democratic
B
Libertarian
C
Republican
D
Whig
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