Jacksonian Era Elections
Who won the Election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson's vice-president?
John C Calhoun
Representative from Massachusetts, fought for nationalism or sectionalism
Daniel Webster
the practice of giving government jobs to political backers
Spoils System
The forced march of Indians to Oklahoma
Trail of Tears
Which political party did Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren begin?
The Democratic Party
Jackson's policies led to this economic catastrophe.
The Panic of 1837
Secretary of State under Jackson and one of his biggest allies
Martin Van Buren
an informal group of trusted advisers who met in the White House kitchen
Kitchen Cabinets
What law did Jackson pass to open more land for white settlement?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Which political party was formed in 1834?
The Whig Party
Supreme Court case that declared the national bank was constitutional.
McCullock v. Maryland
Leader of the Fox and Sauk who decided to fight in Illinois rather than leave on the Trail of Tears
Black Hawk
public meetings where party members chose the party candidates instead of the party’s leaders.
Nominating Conventions
First tribe sent to Indian Territory giving 7.5 million acres to the United States
Choctaw
Which Whig party candidate won the election of 1840?
William Henry Harrison
Department created to monitor and manage the removal of Indians
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Leader of the Second Seminole War in Florida
Osceola
the period of expanding democracy between the years 1820’s-1830’s.
Jacksonian Democracy
Negotiated for better supplies before agreeing to leave on the Trail of Tears
Chickasaw
Why did Martin Van Buren lose the election of 1840?
People believed he was responsible for the Panic of 1837 even though it was due to policies put into place during Jackson's term.
Southern term for high tariffs requested by manufactures in the North?
Tariff of Abominations
Supreme Court case that declared the Cherokee Nation was its own entity.
Worcester v. Georgia
led by southerners protesting the tariffs, it led to protests not only over the tariffs but the fact that the south believed the north benefited from tariffs not the south.
Nullification Crisis
Why were the Cherokee and other southern tribes called "civilized"?
They adopted white cultural traits like speaking English, dressing in western clothes, and practiced Christianity