JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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give its money to state banks
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make it easier for them to get loans
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support Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828
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buy their land and pay them in gold
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Detailed explanation-1: -What caused the surge of westward migration after the War of 1812? An agricultural boom lured people west, as did the swelling demand for cotton created by the cotton gin. Westward movement carried the American population across the Mississippi River by 1820, raising both hopes and problems.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did Henry Clay and Daniel Webster convince the Bank of the United States to apply for an early renewal of its charter in 1832? To force President Jackson into an unpopular veto.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fearing economic reprisals from Biddle, Jackson swiftly removed the Bank’s federal deposits. In 1833, he arranged to distribute the funds to dozens of state banks. The new Whig Party emerged in opposition to his perceived abuse of executive power, officially censuring Jackson in the Senate.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Whigs adopted the cabin and cider as emblems, both of which were commonly seen (and, in the case of cider, drunk) at their rallies, and became symbolic of the party’s connection with the grass roots.