5-7- Jacksonian Democracy Flashcards
spoils system
The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
Indian Removal Act (1830)
Passed by Congress under the Jackson administration, this act removed all Indians east of the Mississippi to an “Indian Territory” where they would be “permanently” housed.
Trail of Tears (1838)
Forced march of 15,000 Cherokee Indians from their Georgia and Alabama homes to Indian Territory. Some 4,000 Cherokee died on the journey.
John C. Calhoun
SC Senator, Vice-President and supporter of states’ rights.
Election of 1824
No one won a majority of electoral votes, so the House of Representatives had to decide among Adams, Jackson, and Clay. Clay dropped out and urged his supporters in the House to throw their votes behind Adams. Jackson and his followers were furious and accused Adams and Clay of a “corrupt bargain.”
Election of 1828
Jackson defeats John Quincy Adams in this election, becoming our 7th President.
Age of Jackson
Period marked by the belief that ordinary people should vote in elections, hold office, and do anything they had the ability to do.
Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
A Supreme Court ruling that declared a state did not have the power to enforce laws on lands that were not under state jurisdiction; John Marshall wrote that the state of Georgia did not have the power to remove Indians; this ruling was largely ignored by President Andrew Jackson.
Nullification Crisis
A sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by the Ordinance of Nullification, an attempt by the state of South Carolina to nullify a federal law. The tariff of 1828 passed by the United States Congress made SC threaten to secede from the nation. Conflict was avoided when Congress lowered the tariff.
