UNIT 5: AGE OF JACKSON (1820-1850) Flashcards
1
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Andrew Jackson
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“Common Man’s President.”
2
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Indian Removal Act (1830)
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The law, as described by Congress, provided “for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the river Mississippi”
3
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Spoils System
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Gave government jobs to supporters.
4
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Nullification Crisis
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Did South Carolina have the right to nullify (overturn, cancel) a federal law; argument over state rights v. federal rights
5
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Worcester v. Georgia
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The Indian Removal Act forced natives off their lands. The Cherokee sued to keep the land and the court didn’t favored relocating the natives to present-day Oklahoma.
6
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Hudson River School
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Artists who painted landscapes and nature
