APUSH - Ch 8 Age of Jackson 1828-1844 Flashcards
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Spoils System
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- Jackson used a lot
- he gave jobs to those who supported him
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Election of 1828
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-many more people allowed to vote as restriction would lessened
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Indian Removal Act (1830)
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-Native Americans moved west of Mississippi River
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)
Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
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-Cherokee people didn’t have to move west
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Trail of Tears
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- Jackson moved them west anyways
- “John Marshall made his decision, now let him enforce it”
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Tariff of Abominations (1828)
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- hit South Carolina hard
- led to Nullification Crisis
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Nullification Crisis
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- John C. Calhoun asserted a state could nullify federal law
- Jackson responded with Force Bill - he could use force against SC
- settled on reduced tariff
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Destruction of Second BUS
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- Biddle wanted renewal early, Jackson vetoed it
- Jackson killed bank by taking federal funds out
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Specie Circular (1836)
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-federal land could only be sold for hard currency
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Panic of 1837
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-caused by Jackson’s killing of BUS
