The Jackson Era Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 5. Andrew Jackson's nickname because people thought he was strong and tough like a hickory tree.
  2. 6. The right to vote in elections
  3. 8. A law passed in 1830 that forced Native Americans to move west.
  4. 10. Andrew Jackson's wife, who was often criticized during his campaigns.
  5. 11. Giving government jobs to friends and supporters after winning an election
  6. 13. State banks chosen by Andrew Jackson to hold government money after he closed the national bank
  7. 14. When a state decides to leave the United States.
  8. 16. People chosen to represent other
  9. 17. The president of the Second Bank of the United States who fought against Andrew Jackson.
  10. 19. A Cherokee leader who created a written alphabet for the Cherokee language.
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  1. 1. The 1824 election deal where John Quincy Adams became president after making a political agreement.
  2. 2. The idea that a state can cancel a federal law
  3. 3. The deadly journey Native Americans were forced to take to Indian Territory.
  4. 4. The long serving chief of justice who strengthened the power of the federal government
  5. 7. Andrew Jackson's vice president who supported states' rights and nullification.
  6. 9. A political party formed to oppose Andrew Jackson and his policies.
  7. 12. A major economic depression that caused many banks and businesses to fail.
  8. 15. The belief that individual states have more power than the federal government.
  9. 18. A Native American tribe that lived in the southeastern United States and was forced to move west