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