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17 Cards in this Set
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Nomination Convention |
Allowing people to become more active in politics |
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How did Jackson expand voting rights? |
Suffrage rights for all white males |
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Spoil System |
Rewarding supporters with government jobs |
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What were people's criticisms of John Quincy Adams? |
He was out of touch with everyday people |
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What was the Tariff of Abomination? |
It fueled sectionalism in the nation |
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How did northerners view tariffs? |
Northerners supported it to compete with British manufacturers |
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How did southerners view tariffs? |
Opposed, angered European trading partners |
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What was northerners complaint about selling cheap land in the west? |
Encouraged northern workers to move west. |
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What policies did westerners like of Jacksons? |
Boosted farming economy and encouraged settlement settlement in the west |
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Nullification Crisis |
States rejected unconstitutional federal laws which was caused by the Tariff of Abomination |
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Jacksons view of the National Bank? |
Disliked it, felt it was unconstitutional |
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McCulloch v. Maryland |
Proved the national bank was constitutional |
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What were the Whig parties view of presidency? |
weak president and strong congress |
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Indian Removal Act |
A law Jackson passed to be able to remove the Cherokee from their land to Oklahoma and so white settlers could get their farmland. |
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How did Cherokee resist removal? |
They sued Georgia in Federal Court |
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Worcester v. Georgia |
Georgia had no legal power over the Cherokee. Georgia refused to adhere to the ruling |
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Trail of Tears |
An 800 mile walk The Cherokee made from Georgia to Oklahoma |
