Bank/Money
This economic philosophy, endorsed by Jackson, emphasized limited government and distrust of centralized banking.
What is laissez-faire economics?
This political party formed in opposition to Andrew Jackson’s policies and promoted internal improvements and economic modernization.
What is the Whig Party?
In 1832, this president vetoed the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States, calling it a monopoly that favored the wealthy.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This 1830 law signed by Andrew Jackson authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This term refers to the forced relocation of Native American tribes, including the Cherokee, to lands west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Trail of Tears?
The Bank Veto was a significant moment in this conflict between Jackson and pro-bank forces in the 1830s.
What is the Bank War?
This Whig leader from Kentucky advocated for the American System and brokered major compromises in Congress.
Who is Henry Clay?
Andrew Jackson referred to this financial institution as a 'hydra of corruption' before vetoing its recharter.
What is the Second Bank of the United States?
The forced march of the Cherokee people to present-day Oklahoma, resulting in the deaths of thousands, is known by this sorrowful name.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This term describes the economic system favored by the Whigs, which advocated for tariffs, a national bank, and infrastructure investment.
What is the American System?
After vetoing the Bank, Jackson redistributed federal funds into smaller state-chartered banks, commonly referred to by this nickname.
What are pet banks?
John C. Calhoun resigned from this position under Jackson to protest federal tariff policies.
What is Vice President?
Jackson’s presidency championed the interests of this socioeconomic class, often referred to as the 'common man.'
What are small farmers and laborers?
This general led the U.S. military during the forced removal of the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears.
Who is Winfield Scott?
This term refers to the economic philosophy of reducing federal influence and promoting competition, embodied by the Taney Court's decision in Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge.
What is laissez-faire?
The Bank Veto and subsequent removal of federal deposits contributed to this financial crisis that began under Martin Van Buren’s presidency.
What is the Panic of 1837?
In the Dred Scott decision, Taney claimed that this legislation, which banned slavery in certain territories, was unconstitutional.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This man, president of the Second Bank of the United States, clashed with Andrew Jackson during the Bank War.
Who is Nicholas Biddle?
The Trail of Tears primarily affected this Native American tribe, which was forcibly relocated to Oklahoma.
Who are the Cherokee?
This economic term describes the use of gold and silver, rather than paper currency, as a basis for financial transactions, a policy Jackson endorsed with the Specie Circular.
What is hard money?
During the Bank War, Andrew Jackson’s opponents accused him of abusing his power by appointing this Secretary of the Treasury, who supported the withdrawal of federal funds from the Bank.
Who is Roger B. Taney?
Taney’s opinions often contrasted with those of his predecessor, who emphasized federal authority over this.
What are states' rights?
In the name of democratic expansion, Jackson called for the elimination of this clause in the U.S. Constitution, which he claimed concentrated power unfairly in the hands of the wealthy.
What is the Electoral College?
In Worcester v. Georgia, this Chief Justice ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation, a decision Andrew Jackson famously ignored.
Who is John Marshall?
This political term refers to the belief that individual states have the authority to invalidate federal laws they deem unconstitutional.
What is nullification?