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| 5527069652 | Government for the people | an older form of government that viewed the federal government as a service to people or a government designed to do what was best for the general whole of society | 0 | |
| 5527072573 | Government by the people | a Jacksonian view of government that viewed the federal government as a body governed by the general population of the country. Viewed the common people as the key political force | 1 | |
| 5527072574 | The Corrupt Bargain | In 1825, Adams was chosen by the house to be the President of the US, which was accepted by Jackson. When Adams announced Clay (the former Speaker of the House) as the Secretary of State, Jacksonians were infuriated and call out foul play | 2 | |
| 5527079680 | The Tariff of Abomination | created in 1828; a tariff was passed by Jacksonian supporters that raised the tax on foreign goods to 45%. The tariff was created in hopes of persuading people to vote for Jackson in the upcoming election. | 3 | |
| 5527149606 | The South Carolina Exposition | Created by John C. Calhoun (Adams's Vice President); it was a written document that focused on the necessity of nullification towards the unjust tariff. | 4 | |
| 5527149607 | Spoils System | a policy supported by Jackson, which focused on the rewarding of people who supported the campaign with positions in public office | 5 | |
| 5527151750 | Kitchen Cabinet | a term used when a president has a group of unofficial advisors; Jackson had informal meetings with these men and critics attacked this idea b/c this group did not need to answer to Congress | 6 | |
| 5527151751 | Webster-Hayne Debate | 1829; discussed how the government should deal with public lands; Daniel Webster introduces a bill to limit the sale of public lands. People were angry because they wanted to continue to sell lands; formed national division in the Senate. Senator Haynes responds with an attack against the New England states for past disloyalty and inconsistencies; Haynes calls for nullification to protect the South | 7 | |
| 5527154506 | Jefferson Day Toast | 1830; Calhoun wants to get Jackson to agree with the state rightists and gets him drunk so that he will make a public statement; Jackson finds out and comes up with a back-up plan to retaliate and acknowledge Calhoun's plan | 8 | |
| 5527154520 | Peggy Eaton Affair | the wife of Secretary of war, she was snubbed by other wives because she was seen as a "loose" woman; Jackson makes it his job to get the wives to accept her | 9 | |
| 5527157418 | Concurrent Majority | Calhoun's plan (not well supported) that called for the US to have 2 presidents—1 for the north (the majority) and 1 for the south (the minority); both presidents have veto power over congress; wanted majority and minority to agree to create new laws/get anything passed | 10 | |
| 5527157419 | Tariff of 1832 | Jackson convinces Congress to lower the tax from 45% to 35%, but this was not low enough to please the South. South Carolina takes drastic measures and decide to nullify the tax and threatened to leave the union if Jackson attempted to take the money through force; eventually a compromise is created that reduces the tax to 25% over the course of 8 years | 11 | |
| 5527157420 | Force Bill | authorized the president to use force-military forces (army or navy)—to collect tariffs. | 12 | |
| 5527160097 | Nicholas Biddle | the leader of the National bank, which Jackson believes is unconstitutional and promises to end | 13 | |
| 5527160098 | Pet Banks | Jackson orders Taney to withdraw all federal money from National bank and deposit into 23 different state banks. All future money would go to state banks not the National bank | 14 | |
| 5527160099 | Roger Taney | secretary of treasury under Jackson | 15 | |
| 5527163942 | Specie Circular | states that if you buy land from the government then you must use hard cash/specie; eventually backfires and causes an economic downturn in the West | 16 | |
| 5527163943 | Indian Removal Act | In 1830, Jackson and Congress pass a law that forcefully relocates the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes to be relocated past the Mississippi and into Oklahoma. | 17 | |
| 5527167292 | Bureau of Indian Affairs | a group within the federal government designed to administer and maintain relations between the government and the tribes | 18 | |
| 5527167293 | Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia | 1831; Cherokee nation goes to supreme court to keep their land and to stop further expansion by Americans in Georgia. 1) Gave limited sovereignty to the Cherokee nation 2) Cherokee had no jurisdiction over the disputed land 3) Cherokee nation could not invalidate Georgia law | 19 | |
| 5531389089 | Worcester vs. Georgia | 1832; the court ruled that Georgia law had no jurisdiction in Cherokee land. Started by a missionary who was forced to take an oath of allegiance to the state of Georgia. He refused and was put in jail where he chose to sue the government in Georgia. This case causes Andrew Jackson to back away from the whole encounter between the Cherokee tribe and Georgia. | 20 | |
| 5531389090 | Trail of Tears | 1838; 18,000 Cherokees are forcefully removed from their homelands and moved to Oklahoma. 4,000 Indians die from disease, exposure, malnutrition, etc. Later in 1836—Creek Indians were removed from their homelands | 21 | |
| 5531391149 | Black Hawk War | in Wisconsin/Illinois; native tribe refused to be moved and fought against the US gov. which led to the tribe's destruction (Abraham Lincoln fought in this war and gained leadership | 22 | |
| 5531391150 | Whigs | a political party led by Calhoun and Clay; supported by wealthy Americans who believed in Clay's American System and internal improvements; supported moral reforms and sought to use the federal government to solve society's problems | 23 | |
| 5531393115 | William Henry Harrison | the nominee for the Whig party in 1836 and 1840; known for his leadership in the battle of Tippecanoe; wins presidency in 1840--became the first president from the Whig party; tried to prove strength in inauguration speech, but ended up getting sick and dying. Became the president with the shortest term | 24 | |
| 5531393116 | Martin Van Buren | the secretary of state who was specifically chosen by Andrew Jackson to succeed and to be the Democratic nominee in the 1836 and 1840 election; wins presidency in 1836--has to deal with repercussions from Jackson's presidency including rebellions, issues with Texas, the Trail of Tears, and the economic disaster known as the Panic of 1837. | 25 |
