Jackson Era Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. a time in which people were panicking and struggling financially because of Andrew Jackson destroying the bank
  2. 7. practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters
  3. 9. the route Andrew Jackson forced the Cherokee to go on, many Native Americans died on this route
  4. 11. the largest number of something, but less than a majority
  5. 12. a tax on imported goods
  6. 13. a candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state
  7. 16. to move to another place
  8. 17. President of 1824
  9. 18. President Andrew Jackson's Vice President
  10. 20. a meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
Down
  1. 1. William Henry Harrison's Vice President, who later became President after Harrison died in office
  2. 3. a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
  3. 4. a part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than elected ones
  4. 5. are not counted as blank letter spots
  5. 6. to reject and bill and prevent it from becoming law
  6. 8. President who only served 32 days
  7. 10. President who destroyed the national bank, was a war hero, was very relatable and admired
  8. 14. tribe who was forced to move off their land through the trail of tears
  9. 15. the bank president that stood for everything that Andrew Jackson hated
  10. 17. John Quincy Adams' Vice President, who switched parties to run with Andrew Jackson
  11. 19. greater than half of a total number of something