Andrew Jackson

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Cherokee Indians

- Native Americans residing in the Southeast
- a "civilized" nation with a written constitution
-refused to give up their land

Indian Removal Act

1830-Required Native Americans to adopt Western ways or forced to move out west; proposed by Andrew Jackson

Jacksonian Democracy

Ended property qualifications to vote; the "spoils system"; created new form of campaigning-broader inclusion of the "common man"

7th President, Hero of the war of 1812, President from 1829-1837, supported by "common man", proposed Indian Removal Act

Forced removal of Cherokee from Southeast U.S.; 1000s died from cold, starvation & disease on 800 mile journey

Worcester vs.
Georgia

Case filed on behalf of Cherokees in response to Indian Removal Act: John Marshall ruled in their favor; they were still forced out

Southerners argued that federal government was denying the rights given to state in the Constitution

A tax imposed on imports in and out of a country

Nullification Crisis

Sectional crisis during Jackson's presidency;
Idea of state's rights claimed during Civil War
Nullify - make void; cancel out

Election of 1828

- Political parties split into Democrats and Republicans
- Andrew Jackson won election in a landslide victory
- "Common Man" era

Election of 1824

- Andrew Jackson lost the Presidential election
- no candidate won the majority electoral college vote
- House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams
- "Corrupt Bargain"

To break away or leave

Practice of handing out government jobs to supporters

2nd Bank of the US

- Favored the rich over the Common Man
- Nicholas Biddle was its President
- Issued money and controlled nation's money supply

Indian Territory

An area in present-day Oklahoma that was set aside for the relocation of Native Americans

Battle of New Orleans

Battle in the War of 1812; Jackson defeats the British; becomes Hero

Conflict between the United States and Britain; 1812-1815.

5 Civilized Tribes

Native American tribes who had adopted American ways--Cherokee, Creek, Chocktaw, Chickasaw, Seminole

an employee of the government

"corrupt bargain"

deal between Clay and Adams in the 1824 election that ended up guaranteeing the 1824 election for Adams

average American, white settlers who did not own land

rich, upper-class, educated

bill that says Congress is authorized to use the military against states that did not pay the tax/tariff

a senator from Kentucky who is known as "The Great Compromiser"

John C. Calhoun

Andrew Jackson's Vice President who resigned over the issue of nullification

John Quincy Adams

6th president, son of John Adams, lost his re-election to Andrew Jackson

McCulloch vs. Maryland

Maryland imposed taxes on the 2nd Bank of the United States; bank cashier (McCulloch) refused to pay tax.
Result: Congress has the power to establish a bank but states cannot tax the federal bank

insults between political candidates

National Republicans

support a strong central government and John Quincy Adams

Nicholas Biddle

president of the National Bank

economic depression caused by the money lending practices of state banks

the state that claimed the tariff was null and void, also threatened to secede from the union

Democratic Party

favored the laborers, farmers and "common man" (average American)

political party, formed to oppose Jacksonian Democracy

to reject or say NO

Andrew Jackson's nickname because he was as tough as hickory wood

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