Andrew Jackson Flashcards
election of 1824
- election had to be decided in house of reps
* picked John Quincy Adams as winner
election of 1828
*jackson won election
mudslinging
first used in election of 1828; parties used rumors and lies to attack each other
spoils system
- patronage-when presidents give people that have supported them key positions in new administration
- 1st time president “cleaned house” and replaced all appointed positions w/his supporters
five civilized tribes in southeast
- seminole
- chickasaw
- creek
- choctaw
- cherokee
cherokee
published newspaper called “Phoenix”
indian removal act
gave Jackson power to negotiate resettlement treaties w/native americans and allowed states to make laws governing their territory
tsali
cherokee farmer that was killed after he surrendered to US army in exchange for letting other cherokees stay
second seminole war
Osceola led group who defeated US army in many battles
trail of tears
forced removal of cherokee indians to indian territory because we wanted their land for farming and gold
what states were part of indian territory
oklahoma, kansas, nebraska
why is it called the trail of tears
native forced by military to leave their homes w/little more than the clothes on their backs; march lasted for months and took place during winter; 1/4 of natives died on trail due to starvation, cold, and disease
north
- wanted tariffs
- very involved in manufactoring
- wanted government to spend money on transportation
- wanted land prices of west to stay high bc low prices would send workers away from the city
south
- opposed tariffs
- opposed federally funded improvements by government; used tariff to pay for them
- felt whole nation was being run according to what was beneficial to the north
west
- wanted western land to be sold cheap so more people would settle there, increasing political power of the west
- wanted government to spend money on transportation
tariff of abomination
high tariff that set off a huge debate in congress
what was the first state that threatened to secede
south carolina
nullification
to cancel
webster-hayne debate
- hayne for SC argues for nullification rights
* webster from massachusetts argued that it was the people not the states that made the union
henry clay
the great compromiser; came up w/plan to prevent bloodshed and rebellion
who became enemies
jackson and john calhoun (P and VP)
John C. Calhoun
vice pres; former senator for south carolina; insisted that if state felt a federal law was in conflict w/state they could refuse to follow law
national bank president
nicholas biddle
what did jackson do to win the bank war
jackson pulled federal money out of US bank and transfers to state banks (PET banks) leading to collapse of credit in US, inflation, and finally a depression in 1837
legacy of jacksonian democracy
- popular election-election of 1832 only south carolina used old system by which presidential electors were chosen by state legislature
- third parties-smaller parties developed in addition to a the two national parties (Democrats and Whigs); federalist party dies out
- state and local-larger # of state and local officials were elected rather than appointed
