Across
- 1. A northern American politician. He developed the American System as well as negotiated numerous compromises.
- 6. the right to vote
- 7. become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
- 10. (1830) a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
- 11. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
- 14. Location where the Cherokee Nation were relocated from Georgia during the Traill of Tears as a result of Andrew Jackson ignoring the supreme court ruling in Worchester v. Georgia
- 15. to cancel
- 16. 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.
- 19. senate approves presidents appointments by majority vote, Appointment of a cabinet officer or someone of high importance is rarely turned down
- 21. Famous American politician and orator. he advocated renewal and opposed the financial policy of Jackson. Many of the principles of finance he spoke about were later incorporated in the Federal Reserve System. Would later push for a strong union.
- 22. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- 23. The seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), who as a general in the War of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans (1815). As president he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers.
- 24. the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- 25. Supreme Court Decision - Cherokee Indians were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty - Jackson ignored it
- 26. result of an expanded electorate; also a result of a growing interest in politics and a strengthening of party organization and party loyalty
Down
- 1. the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population
- 2. No one won a majority of electoral votes, so the House of Representatives had to decide among Adams, Jackson, and Clay. Clay dropped out and urged his supporters in the House to throw their votes behind Adams. Jackson and his followers were furious and accused Adams and Clay of a "corrupt bargain."
- 3. Contrary to what is permitted by the constitution
- 4. 1838-1840, The marches in which the Cherokee people were forcibly removed from Georgia to the Indian Territory with thousands of Cherokee's dying on the way
- 5. Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
- 8. Jackson defeats John Quincy Adams in this election, becoming our 7th President
- 9. Secretary of State, He served as sixth president under Monroe. In 1819, he drew up the Adams-Onis Treaty in which Spain gave the United States Florida in exchange for the United States dropping its claims to Texas. The Monroe Doctrine was mostly Adams' work.
- 12. South Carolina Senator - advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification
- 13. A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
- 17. A sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by the Ordinance of Nullification, an attempt by the state of South Carolina to nullify a federal law - the tariff of 1828 - passed by the United States Congress.
- 18. One of the most colorful periods in the history of American politics, this era was a time during which sectional differences (states' rights, protective tariffs, and national bank) disrupted America's spirit of unity.
- 20. To reverse or cancel something previously decided or ordered