Jacksonian Democracy

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Across
  1. 2. a petition signed by thousands of Cherokee citizens,urging Congress to revoke the justification of the forced removal of the Cherokees from their homelands.
  2. 5. stipulated that import taxes would gradually be cut over the next decade until they matched the levels set in the Tariff of 1816.
  3. 7. a conflict between the U.S. state of South Carolina and the federal government of the United States in 1832–1833.
  4. 9. destroyed the Second Bank of the United States and instituted policies that resulted in the forced migration of Native Americans.
  5. 10. a system of rewarding political supporters with jobs in the government was employed at the federal level by Andrew Jackson.
  6. 11. Cherokee Indians were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty. This Supreme Court decision was ignored by Andrew Jackson.
  7. 15. a leading Southern politician from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. He was an advocate of slavery, states' rights, limited government, and nullification.
  8. 17. a term used by Jackson's opponents to describe the state banks that the federal government used for new revenue deposits.
  9. 18. issued by President Jackson July 11, 1836, was meant to stop land speculation caused by states printing paper money without proper specie.
  10. 19. formed in 1834 by opponents of Andrew Jackson who supported a strong legislature. They favored an activist economic program known as the American System.
  11. 20. Jackson’s hand picked successor who faced a Panic in 1837 as a result of the economy’s failings
Down
  1. 1. thousands of Native Americans were uprooted from their homes and began to suffer under forced removal.
  2. 3. engineered a bill in Congress to renew the Bank's federal charter in 1832.
  3. 4. created to stabilize the economy and distribute scarce money across the country.
  4. 6. his American System consisted of high tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements was embraced by Jackson.
  5. 8. 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.
  6. 12. authorized Jackson to use the military to collect revenue from the Tariff of Abominations and the Tariff of 1832.
  7. 13. gave President Jackson power to negotiate removal treaties with Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi.
  8. 14. a financial collapse caused by wildcat banks making unwise loans that did not get paid back and by unwise investments by westerners.
  9. 16. sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports.