Democrats/Andrew Jackson Flashcards
What did they support?
Favored Individual Choice
Jeffersonian Agrarianism
Supported Slavery
Advocated Territorial Expansion
What election did they win?
1828
What did they oppose?
Opposed Banks and Corporations
When did they appear?
1828
Why did they win the election?
because people opposed the “corrupt bargain” between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
What was Jackson?
A wealthy planter with slaves (frontier aristocrat)
Was also a war hero
Where were most of his supporters (election) ?
from the West and the South
Which way did he win?
In the electoral votes. most of them were from politicians in eastern cities
He was the ____ president of the U.S
7th
What was he seen as and why?
A “common man” as he didn’t have formal schooling
What was he in Tennessee?
A judge and member of Congress
He was the first president from the _____
West
What did Jackson do in his presidency?
- He created the spoils system
- He got rid of the National Bank
- Started investing in Pet Banks which started Panic of 1837
What did Jackson do regarding the “Five Civilized Tribes”
He created the Indian Removal Act 1830: Jackson’s forced removal of the “Five Civilized Tribes”. This authorized a series of migrations: Trail of Tears
Who were the “Five Civilized Tribes?”
Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaws,and Seminoles
