Andrew Jackson Flashcards
________ man is more important that the ________ man
common
wealthy
issues with ___________, _________, and _____________
native americans
state’s rights
national bank
jackson easily won the _________________ no clear winner in ______________
popular votes
electoral college
election decided in
House of Representatives
winner of 1824 election
john quincy adams
2 parties
democrats (jackson)
republicans (adams)
common man
jackson refers himself to the common man vs. adams northern elists ways
mudslinging
first presidential race in which parties use rumors and lies to attack each other
the universal manhood suffrage
all white males are given the right to vote for the first time
jeffsonian
- government for the people run by well leaders
- wanted farmers
- limited government
jacksonian
-government for the people by the people
-split between farming and agriculture
limited government strong president
patronage
presidents give people that have supported them key positions in their new administration
five tribes
seminole
chickasaw
creek
choctaw
indian removal act
gave jackson the power to negotiate resettlement treaties with the natives
cherokee filed suit in the U.S. because
to stop Georgia from taking their land
native american resistance
- cherokee farmed Tsali was killed after he surrendered to the U.S. army
- second seminole war
- black war hawk
black war hawk
sauk and fox tribes U.S. army in illinois
trail of tears
forced removal of cherokee indians to Indian territory
_______ natives died on the trail
1/4
natives died on the trail bc
- starvation
- the cold
- disease
some tribes…
- fought to death for their land
- staged huge rebellions
what three states are called indian territory
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
politics of the people
- new era of popular democracy
- presidential powers laid the foundation of modern presidency
sectional differences increase
north
- wanted tariffs
- very involved in manufacturing
- wanted government to spend money on transportation