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From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?
What are the common people?
He challenged President Jackson’s stance on the Bank of the United States
Who is Henry Clay?
The Muscogee, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole groups adopted some of the ways of White settlers
To better live in peace with their neighbors.
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839
What is the Trail of Tears?
to withdraw from an organization or alliance
What is secede?
Which political party was formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the election of 1824?
What is the Democratic party?
Why did President Jackson want to destroy the Bank of the United States?
He thought it benefited the rich over farmers and workers.
Why did Congress and President Jackson seek to remove Indigenous people from their homelands?
To make way for westward expansion.
the idea that the common people should control the government
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
done willingly, without being forced
What is voluntarily?
In 1828 and 1832, Congress passed a law creating a tariff, or tax, on ......
What are imported goods?
Which Supreme Court decision did President Jackson ignore?
That the Bank of the United States is constitutional.
Jackson fought in these two wars
What are the American Revolution and the War of 1812?
the practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs
What is the spoils system?
an employee of the government
What is a civil servant?
What caused the nullification crisis?
Southern opposition to tariffs
How did President Jackson react to the Supreme Court decision about the Indian Removal Act?
He ignored it and had Indigenous People removed by force.
Why did the election of 1828 include many first-time voters?
New states gave voting rights to all White men.
the act of spreading false information about a political opponent
What is mudslinging?
a tax imposed by the government on goods imported from another country
What is a tariff?
The nullification crisis tested the right of states to....
Override federal laws
Which group was affected most negatively by the administration of President Jackson?
Indigenous people
What was JacksonS "kitchen cabinet?"
A group of trusted friends and political supporters who advised Jackson.
What did President Jackson support instead of a large national bank?
State banks.