SAQs for APUSH Topic 4.8 — Jackson and Federal Power

Five short answer questions designed to help students review for the annual exam and that relate to the presidency of ‘King Andrew.”

By the 1820s and 1830s, new political parties arose — the Democrats, led by Andrew Jackson, and the Whigs, led by Henry Clay — that disagreed about the role and powers of the federal government and issues such as the national bank, tariffs, and federally funded internal improvements.

1. Provide one piece of evidence in support of the claim that the Democrats and Whigs disagreed about the role and powers of the federal government
2. Provide one piece of evidence in support of the claim that the Democrats and Whigs disagreed about issues such as the national bank
3. Provide one piece of evidence in support of the claim that the Democrats and Whigs disagreed about issues such as tariffs
4. Provide one piece of evidence in support of the claim that the Democrats and Whigs disagreed about issues such as federally funded internal improvements
5. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law in May of 1830 by President Andrew Jackson. West of what American river were the Native Americans to be moved? Members of what political party opposed Indian removal?

The Presidency of Andrew Jackson

The Presidency of Andrew Jackson

How the Trail of Tears Got Its Name

The Indian Removal Act

Andrew Jackson and the Bank of the US

Andrew Jackson’s Legacy