"Action Jackson"
This President Jackson-approved Southern route to "Indian Country" was a dark chapter in Native American History due to thousands of indigenous peoples dying from starvation, disease, and the elements.
Trail of Tears
With the help of abolitionists, this man published a memoir prior to his death, recounting his experience of being kidnapped by slave traders and living on a Southern Plantation for 12 years. (He was the inspiration for the movie 12 Years A Slave)
Solomon Northup
Andrew Jackson loved this nickname so much that it eventually became the Democratic Party's mascot starting in 1828.
Jackass (Donkey)
This holy book had quotes taken out of context in order to justify slavery throughout the United States.
Bible
According to a popular myth, John Quincy Adams was thought to be doing this when journalist Anne Royall briefly stole his clothes.
Skinny-Dipping
As President, Andrew Jackson had more of these than any of his predecessors combined. (It is the right to block a proposal or legislative bill)
Veto
Although he was originally a political partner of Andrew Jackson, his role in the nullification crisis made him a mortal enemy of Jackson and led to his being dropped as his running mate in the 1832 presidential election.
John C. Calhoun
This "dirty" phrase describes criticizing and attacking a political opponent. The first known case was the 1828 presidential election.
Mudslinging
By the mid-19th century, these specific workplaces, primarily located in the South, were home to 90% of America's slaves.
Plantations
After leaving the Presidency, John Quincy Adams became the only President to serve in this position within the U.S. government.
U.S. House of Representatives
This term refers to President Jackson's belief that friends and donors should receive political favoritism even if they were not fit for public office.
Spoils System
This woman, the wife of the Secretary of War, was at the center of a personal controversy that many cabinet members shunned her for, to President Jackson's dismay.
Peggy Eaton (Petticoat Affair)
During the Presidential Election of 1836, the National Republicans rebranded themselves with this name for the first time.
Whig Party
This man led the most famous slave rebellion in 1831, in which he killed men, women, and children who were slaveowners. He was killed, decapitated, and skinned as a result.
Nat Turner
This pet of Andrew Jackson's was so disruptive during the former President's funeral that it had to be removed from the ceremony.
African Gray Parrot
President Jackson used this personal item to beat up Richard Lawrence, the man who attempted to assassinate him moments earlier.
Cane
This French diplomat visited the United States in the 1830s and published works analyzing the values, truths, and myths regarding American democracy.
Alexis de Tocqueville
"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" was the campaign slogan for this Presidential candidate in 1840. His supporters saw him as Andrew Jackson 2.0.
William Henry Harrison
This New England farm boy invented the Cotton Gin in 1793, not knowing it would lead to the explosion of slavery in the Southern United States years later.
Eli Whitney
When Andrew Jackson was inaugurated as President in 1829, the President's staff had to offer this to the public for free to get them to leave the President's Mansion.
Alcohol and Ice Cream
This Supreme Court case was intentionally ignored by Andrew Jackson so that the state of Georgia and the federal government could move forward with the removal of Native Americans east of the Mississippi River.
Worcester vs. Georgia (1832)
This man served as head of the National Bank when President Jackson tried to destroy it.
Nicholas Biddle
This Kentucky Senator and former Secretary of State, known for promoting the American System, ran against Andrew Jackson in the Presidential Elections of 1824 and 1832. He lost both times.
Henry Clay
These independent and small-scale landowning farmers made up a majority of Southern Whites in the 19th century.
Yeoman Farmers
Martin Van Buren spoke this as his first language. (He's the only President in American History to speak English as a second language)
Dutch