Andrew Jackson Vocabulary

4. court decision that stated the Second Bank of the U.S. was constitutional
5. leader of Seminole tribe; protected land of Florida successfully
8. stated that since states had formed the national govt, state power should be greater than federal power
9. Jackson’s strongest ally
11. BIA; government agency which managed Indian removal
12. leader of Fox & Sauk tribes; protected land of Illinois
14. U.S. lands in what is now Oklahoma; Native Americans were moved there
15. Jackson’s VP
16. anti-Jackson party; believed in a weak president & a strong Congress
17. party members choose a candidate instead of leaders
19. argued that the U.S. was one nation, not a pact amongst independent states
20. authorized removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to the West
22. Cherokee’s 800-mile forced walk; over 4,000 Cherokees died on it
23. period of expanding democracy; ideas & influences in 1820’s-30’s

1. court ruled that Cherokee nation is sovereign & that Georgia laws do not apply; Jackson ignored this ruling
2. giving govt jobs to political backers
3. formed to support Jackson’s 1828 candidacy
6. created a Cherokee writing system
7. severe economic depression that occurred after Van Buren took office
10. informal group of advisors who met in the White House Kitchen
13. high tariff placed by Congress on imports before Jackson took office; angered Southerners
18. conflict between supporters & opponents of nullification, or getting rid of seemingly unconstitutional laws
21. army general & president; won by a landslide in 1840