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- 2. The reason most often given for this war was the British impressment of American sailors.
- 6. The forceful recruitment of men into a military or naval force.
- 8. An act signed by President Jackson that authorized him to force Native American tribes out of their homelands to other areas west of the Mississippi.
- 10. Orleans This battle was led by future President Andrew Jackson and proved to be unnecessary as a treaty was signed 2 weeks earlier.
- 11. A political philosophy led by President Andrew Jackson, that supported greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the US.
- 12. A political party in the United States from 1834 to 1854, developed by Henry Clay and several anti-Jacksonian Democrats.
- 14. The fourth president of the US.
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- 1. Later on dropping the term ‘Republican’, this party was led by Andrew Jackson.
- 3. A time period where there was basic agreement on most domestic policies and only 1 political party.
- 4. A member of the political party that opposed Federalist programs, including the national bank, and opposed an overly powerful centralized government.
- 5. This president won the election of 1824 against Andrew Jackson and became the 6th president of the US.
- 7. A practice in which the political party that won an election appoints its active supporters to government posts, guaranteeing the ruling party loyal and cooperative employees.
- 9. A forced march where 18,000 Indians died.
- 13. This person was appointed by President Adams to the position of secretary of state and helped found the Whigs Party. He lost to Andrew Jackson in the 1828 presidential election.