JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
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Which of the following described Jackson’s “kitchen cabinet?”
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A committee appointed by Jackson to help farmers and crops.
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A political party of shopkeepers who supported Jackson.
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Trusted friends and supporters who advised Jackson.
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Architects who rebuilt the White House kitchen for Jackson.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Many of the members of Jackson’s Kitchen Cabinet, as his group of close advisers was known, were: newspaper editors. “Hard money” in the 1830s referred to: gold and silver, also called “specie."
Detailed explanation-2: -“Kitchen cabinet” is a reference to a president’s informal circle of advisers, as opposed to the official members of his cabinet. The term was first used during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Jackson took office in 1829, after a bruising and divisive election.
Detailed explanation-3: -Andrew Jackson’s group of informal advisers. Called the Kitchen Cabinet because the often met in the White House Kitchen. The nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it. Occurred in 1828.
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