Across
- 2. Fans of small government, this political party was the only one during the Era of Good Feelings.
- 3. Instituted by Jackson, this system meant that all government jobs would be held by the party in power
- 4. The political party formed in opposition to Andrew Jackson
- 10. A political party started by Jackson, they dropped the term republican from their name and still are around to this day.
- 11. The act that authorized the president to displace native peoples from their homes in the United States.
- 13. The execution of Indian Removal Act, started by Jackson but executed by someone else. 1/4 of the Indians who embarked on it died.
- 14. Andrew Jackson’s presidential political opponent, running in 1825, winning, then running again in 1829 and losing to Jackson.
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- 1. A period in the United States where nearly everyone felt a sense of national pride and desire for unity - democratic republicans were the only political party during this time
- 5. Andrew Jackson led an american militia to this incredible victory over the british two weeks after after the War of 1812’s conclusion
- 6. Jackson’s philosophy that as president, he should rule supreme.
- 7. The kidnapping of American sailors by the British to fight in their navy.
- 8. John Quincy Adams’ Secretary of State
- 9. Fourth President of the United States, often referred to as the ‘Father of the Constitution’
- 12. war between England and the United States over impressment of sailors and restriction of trade, creatively named after the year it started