Indian removal act Flashcards
What is a tariff
Taxes on imports from foreign countries
When did congress pass a high protective tariff
In 1828
Who liked the tariff of 1828 and who didn’t like it
manufactures liked the tariff (North)
People who grow stuff will not like it (South)
Who was John C. Calhoun
He was a vice president, he believed the tariff was unconstitutional since it followed the North, insisted that states had the right to refuse to follow a law if the state felt it violated their rights.
What does nullification mean
A rejection of the law
What did John C. Calhoun and many southerners call the tariff of 1828
The tariff of Abomination
When was the nullification ordinance passed
1832
How did the nullification ordinance happen
When South Carolina was not pleased and declared the tariffs null and void. They also stated that they would leave if the federal government used force to make them comply
What was Andrew Jackson’s response to the nullification ordinance
He said secession would be considered treason he defended the federal government power to impose tariffs and chastised South Carolina for violating federal law because a state had no right to declare it null and void
What did Andrew Jackson ask congress
He asked them to use military force to compel South Carolina
What was passed in 1833 that had to do with South Carolina
The force bill
What was passed in 1833 that had to do with Henry Clay
Compromise tariff
Why did nationalists think they won
Because they showed that no state is more powerful than the federal government
When did the Black hawk war happen
1827
What happened in the Black hawk war
The U.S government says all native Americans must leave Ilinois
What was Chief Black hawk of Souk’s response to the U.S government
He refused to leave saying no one owned the land
What did U.S settlers do
They moved into the Souk village when the Souk people were hunting
What did Souk do to the U.S settlers
They attacked them which allowed the U.S to send troops to drive out the Indians
What did President Jackson do to the Indians
He forced the Indians to move west of the Mississippi
What did congress establish
They established Indian territory (Oklahoma) as the Indian home
What did the U.S government create
The bureau of Indian Affairs
Where did the Cherokee Indians live
In the Applanation mountains of Georgia and Tennessee
What culture did the Cherokee adopt
They adopted the culture of the whites; they wrote and spoke English they even had their own written langue and newspaper they also based their government on the U.S constitution
What did the Cherokee do in response to the government trying to kick them of there land
They sued the government of Georgia for taking their land
Who won when the Cherokee sued for the land
The Cherokee won
What did President Jackson say in response to the Cherokee Sueing for land
“Chief Justice John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it”
What was the trail of tears
U.S troops moved 18,000 Cherokee at gunpoint 800 miles
How many Cherokee died
25% mostly elderly and children
