USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which events occurred during Andrew Jackson’s presidency? (Choose 3)
A
Trail of Tears
B
Battle of New Orleans
C
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
D
Indian Removal Act
E
Treaty of Echota
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson laid the framework for democracy, paid off the national debt, gained new lands for America, strengthened relationships with foreign nations globally and issued a new currency.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the terms of the treaty, the Creek Nation ceded nearly 22 million acres to the United States. Jackson justified the seizure of so much territory as payment for the expense of an “unprovoked, inhuman, and sanguinary” war. The Treaty of Fort Jackson (August 9, 1814) ended the Creek War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jackson signed Compromise Tariff Act. Reduces tariff rates gradually until from 1833-1842; responds to Southern unhappiness about tariffs of 1828. South Carolina rescinds nullification ordinance.

Detailed explanation-4: -The National Cherokee Council claimed the treaty was invalid because the Principal Chief did not sign it and the Cherokees who did were not authorized to create a treaty.

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