Unit 3 - Andrew Jackson

biddle’s bank

andrew jackson fought with biddle over bank policy and threatened to veto the recharter of the second bank of the united states

andrew jackson

war hero of 1812 and eventually became a leader of the democratic republic party he a common mar representation after growing up poor.

corrupt bargain

john adams won due to clay getting him support and then adams giving clay a position called corrupt bargain

common man

jackson come from west 

universal white people suffrage

removed property qualifications out of belief that white males deserved this. this aligned with second great awakening

spoils system

awarded political people who supported andrew jackson with higher positions in goverment and helped elevate the comon

peggy eaton affair

led to john c calhoun leaving his position as jackson’s vice president and going back to his own state and switchign to whigs

tarrif of abomination

tarrif on imported goods that led to john c calhoun speaking up for his state and they threatened to secede due to president ignoring state’s rights. elevates sectionalism and state over country.

jackson’s force act

forced john c calhoun to step down with military intervention and established national power

indian removal act + trails of tears

jackson forced native americans to leave

worchester vs georgia

native americans sued for their own rights as a seperate identity but jackson ignored their callings believing that his wants represent the people and thus precede the courts

panic of 1819 

banks lended way too much to farmers and eventrualy when they wanted it back due to econoic downturn a bunch of farmers had their farms foreclosed and this led to major distrust over the national bank

mccuhllocck versus maryland

maryland taxed nat bank but nat bank got pissed as fuck

pet bansk

andrew jackson decided nah oabout the nat banks and withdrew all money to put in pet banks and this messed up nat banks power cause they now had none and led to severe economic depression

too much paper

webster hayne debate

represented sectionalism. hayne is from SC and webster is from massachustets and they fought over land policy and union