1. Why did the House of Representatives have to choose the president in 1824, and how did Henry Clay influence the outcome?

2. What did Jackson supporters mean by the "corrupt bargain" and why did they view it as a betrayal?

1. What policies did Adams propose that alienated Jackson supporters and southerners?

2. Why did southerners call the 1828 tariff the "tariff of abominations"?

1. How did Jackson's campaign in 1828 differ from previous presidential campaigns, and what was the result?

2. What factors contributed most to Jackson's victory in 1828?

1. How did Jackson use the presidential veto to limit federal power, and what was his reasoning?

2. What was Jackson's "kitchen cabinet" and how did it affect his administration?

1. How did the Peggy Eaton affair demonstrate Jackson's support for the common person and what were its political consequences?

1. What was Jackson's policy toward American Indians and what law did he sign to implement it?

2. How did the Supreme Court cases Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia address Indian removal, and how did Jackson respond?

1. What was the Trail of Tears and what were its consequences for the Cherokee people?

1. What was the nullification theory and which vice president advanced it?

2. How did the Webster-Hayne debate reflect the conflict over federal versus state power?

3. How did Jackson respond to South Carolina's attempt to nullify the tariff, and how was the crisis resolved?

1. How did Jackson use federal power to support slavery and oppose the antislavery movement?

1. Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States and what did he do about it?

2. How did Jackson's veto of the bank recharter bill affect the 1832 election?

1. How did Jackson destroy the Bank of the United States after his reelection in 1832?

1. What was the Specie Circular and what economic problems did it create?

2. How did Jackson's financial policies contribute to the Panic of 1837?

1. What happened to American Indians as White settlers expanded westward from Columbus through 1850?

2. How did horses change the way of life for Great Plains tribes like the Cheyenne and Sioux?

1. What did the West represent in the public imagination and what motivated people to move westward?

2. Who were the mountain men and what role did they play in western expansion?

1. What were the daily conditions and greatest dangers for White settlers on the western frontier?

2. What multiple roles did pioneer women perform and what factors limited their lifespans?

3. What environmental damage did settlers and trappers cause to western lands and wildlife?