The Jackson Era

2. The action of formally withdrawing from a federal or political party
4. The right to vote
5. A law passed by Congress in 1830 setting up territories west of the Mississippi River where American Indians living in existing states could be relocated
6. US politcal party dating 1820 - present day; spoke out for small farmers and workers against moneyed businessmen. It's policies have significantly changed over the years.
7. A high tax on imported goods that Congress passed in 1828
10. A meeting at which a political party chooses a candidate
13. The name critics gave to the smaller state banks that recieved the split money from President Jackson's elimination of the Second Bank of the US's charter
14. Founder of the Democratic Party
18. A system in which one gives supporters (of a party) government jobs
19. A political party organized by Henry Clay. Members believed that the Federal Government should help the economy and promote business.
20. A region set aside for the relocation of American Indians (which later became Oklahoma)

1. Five Native American tribes that were considered "civilized" by the Anglo-Europeans
3. The name of the bank that Andrew Jackson eliminated the charter of
8. A severe economic depression that occurred during Andrew Jackson's presidency
9. The name of the alliance between Henry Clay and John Quincy during the election of 1824
11. The forced migration of American Indians from US territory to lands west of the Mississippi River
12. An indiginous tribe from the Southwest that was one of the five civilized tribes and used Sequoyah's syllabary
15. The theory that U.S. states can invalidate federal laws that they think are unconstitutional
16. The creator of the Cherokee syllabary (language)
17. The rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states (according to the Constitution