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nominating convention
where party members choose the party’s candidates, it gave the common man a vote.
Jacksonian democracy
a period of expanding democracy in the 1820s and 1830s
Democratic Party
supporters of Andrew Jackson
spoils system
the practice of giving government jobs to political backers (Jackson wanted to reward his supporters)
Kitchen Cabinet
an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen
nullification crisis
conflict between South Carolina and the federal gov.
Whig Party
Favored the idea of a weak president and a strong Congress, made to oppose Jackson
Panic of 1837
a severe economic depression shortly after Van Buren took office
Indian Removal Act
the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands West in 1830
Indian Territory
U.S. land in what is now Oklahoma where Native American were moved to
Trail of Tears
The Cherokee’s 800 mile forced march. (1/4 of 18,000 Cherokee died)
John C. Calhoun
Jackson’s vice president, he resigned after the nullification crisis, a state’s rights activist
Martin Van Buren
a Secretary of State, one of Jackson’s closest allies in his cabinet, 8th president of the U.S.
William Henry Harrison
an army general, was the 9th president, member of the Whig Party
Sequoya
a Cherokee who made a writing system for the Cherokee language
Black Hawk
a Fox and Sauk leader who fought instead of leaving his land but was eventually forced to leave
Osceola
A Seminole leader, didn’t sign a removal treaty and started the Second Seminole War, won the war and stayed in Florida
What does the State’s Right Doctrine state?
since the states had formed the national gov. state power should be greater than federal power
How did the gov. change to give the common man more power?
lowering or getting rid of the requirement that men had to own land, held nominating conventions
How were each of the 3 regions of America different?
South - based on farming
North - based on manufacturing
West - based on farming, farmed more things than south
What made Andrew Jackson such an attractive presidential candidate to the average American?
seen as the common man, hard working, believed in strong union and state’s rights
What were the benefits of the spoils system?
People who backed Jackson got government jobs
What were the downsides of the spoils system
Allowed people who didn’t know what they were doing to have government jobs
What is the main role of Jackson’s Kitchen Cabinet?
to advise Jackson
Why was the South opposed to Tariffs?
it made imported goods, that they needed for their farm, more expensive
What were Jackson’s opinions on the national bank?
He didn’t like it because it gave the federal gov. more power
Why did the U.S. gov. approve the Indian Removal Act?
It would get more land for America, and Jackson said, “incalculably strengthen the southwestern frontier."
What were some issues Native Americans faced when they were removed from their lands?
disease, hunger, and death
Why didn’t Jackson enforce the court ruling of Worcester v. Georgia
The ruling was the federal gov. made decisions over Native Americans. He believed it gave the federal gov. too much power, he liked a strong state gov.
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