The presidency of Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) Flashcards
Andrew Jackson was the first “_______” as president
common man
Andrew Jackson was born ______ uneducated and from______
was born poor uneducated and from the west
Jackson split the democratic-Republican party and led to the formation to the _______ party
Democratic
Jackson returned to the policy of……
States rights, protection of liberty and westward expantion
Andrew Jackson greatly expanded what power?
Presidential power
when Jackson enterd office, what did he encourage the use of?
the spoils system
what was the spoils system?
Jackson removed bureaucrats from previous government positions and replaced them with his own loyal party members (the act of giving government jobs to the common people)
the spoils system was seen as very ….?
Democratic, but eventually led to courruption
how many terms did Andrew Jackson serve?
two
what were the 3 main conflicts Jackson had during his presidency ?
Indian removal, Nullification Crisis, and the bank war
what was in the way of Americans moving west?
Indians
what was in Georgia?
Gold
what is the name of the land that the government tried to take from the Indians?
Cherokee lands
what was the Cherokee v.s. Georgia case?
the Cherokee (Indians) sued the supreme court and won
although the Indians won the rights to their land, Andrew Jackson signed the ……
Indian removal act