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