Age of Jackson - Unit 6

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Across
  1. 3. the idea that the common people should control the government; common man should be involved in government
  2. 5. 6th President of the U.S.; won in the Election of 1824 with Clay´s support in the ¨Corrupt Bargain¨
  3. 7. the right to vote
  4. 9. political party formed to stop the influence of immigrants; was anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant
  5. 11. a small group of Jacksonś friends and advisors that met with Jackson and helped him during his early years as president; Jackson met with them instead of his regular cabinet and many people did not like that Jackson ignored the official procedures
  6. 12. the practice of a successful political party or leader giving public office to its supporters; Jackson rewarded his supporters with government jobs
  7. 15. Jacksonś time as president was called this because he believed the average person should be allowed to participate in politics
  8. 17. political party that supported a strong legislative branch, strong central bank, and improving the nation´s infrastructure (roads, canals, etc); feared Jackson would use his power to become a king
  9. 18. loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
Down
  1. 1. supported John Q. Adams in the Election of 1824/Corrupt Bargain; known as the ¨Great Compromiser¨
  2. 2. a tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy domestic goods
  3. 4. supported a strong executive, a smaller/less powerful federal government, and Jackson´s efforts to close the national bank; opposed protective tariffs
  4. 6. 7th President of the U.S.; democrat who supported the common man and killing of the national bank; responsible for the Indian Removal Act; used the Spoils System
  5. 8. political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery in newly acquired territories
  6. 10. a dispute led by John C. Calhoun (of South Carolina) that said states could ignore federal laws if they believed those laws violated the Constitution
  7. 13. refers to the presidential election of 1824 in which Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House, convinced the House of Representatives to elect Adams rather than Jackson when none of the candidates had the required number of electoral college votes
  8. 14. Jackson´s Vice-President who resigned to be a Senator in South Carolina; advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification; one of the main leaders in the Nullification Crisis
  9. 16. to give up or to surrender