Which legacy of President Jackson is addressed in the cartoon above?
the preservation of the Union in the Nullification Crisis
the removal of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma
the destruction of the Second Bank of the United States
the rotation of off
The Tariff of 1828 highlighted economic conflicts of interest between the Northern and Southern states that eventually led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832.
Explanation:
“In Memoriam—Our Civil Service As It Was”: This Harper’s Weekly cartoon (1877), depicting civil service as it was under Andrew Jackson, shows President Jackson riding a giant pig; the words, “bribery,” “fraud,” “spoils,” and “plunder,” as well as the phrase, “To the victors belong the spoils. A. Jackson” are engraved underneath.
