Politics of the People
Why did the people like Jackson?
He had a humble background and was poor like them.
He was considered the "common man"
Jackson wanted to move the Native Americans to what present day state?
Oklahoma
During Jacksons first term what act did he sign that hurt the Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act
Kentucky senator who promised to end the Nullification Crisis?
John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
Why did Andrew Jackson want to move the Native Americans?
He wanted to expand the country westward, and the Native Americans were in the way.
What political party did Jackson help create?
Democratic Party
What was the Trail of Tears?
The removal of the Natives from their land where they had to walk on a journey to present day Oklahoma and suffered greatly.
The Supreme Court agreed, that all the Georgia laws regarding the Cherokee Nation were unconstitutional and thus void in what court case?
Worchester v Georgia
What year did Jackson lose the election to John Quincy Adams?
1824
Jackson was the ___ President of the United States
7th
What state threatened to secede during the Nullification Crisis
South Carolina
Who was the founder of the President of the Bank that stated that "Jackson wanted to kill"
Nicolas Biddle
Which tribe refused to leave in Florida? A college football team is named after them?
What battle was Jackson a hero in?
Battle of New Orleans
Jackson had more that enough votes from the people, but not from the ____ _______ is the reason he lost the election of 1824.
electoral college
The Idea of spreading political power to all the people and insuring majority rule is known as the _______ _________.
Jacksonian Democracy
What was the "spoils system" under Jackson?
Elected officials rewarding their supporters with government jobs
What did Andrew Jackson grant all white men, whether they were property owners or not?
The right to vote
Other than Natives, Jackson also despised the ____
Bank