Andrew Jackson Review

• Jackson was unknown before 1828

• Jackson was the first general ever elected to public office

• Jackson was elected to office by the largest majority in any presidential election

• Jackson's election represented a shift of political power from elites to the common people

• Presidency of Washington

• Era of Good Feelings

• Critical Period under the Articles of Confederation

• Age of Jackson

• The bank did not permit the use of gold and silver for currency

• The bank had corrupt leadership

• The bank restricted Jackson from raising tarrifs

• The bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthy

• American Indians wer granted U.S. Citizenship

• White settlers were ordered to avoid contact with American Indians

• American Indians were forced to relocate

• White settlers were encouraged to abandon American Indian lands

• Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase Cherokee land

• Georgia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees

• The Cherokee Nation challenged Georgia's anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court

• The Cherokee Nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia

• The White House had become the property of the "Common Man"

• Americans were preparing for a third war with Great Britain.

• Although a Southerner, Jackson opposed slavery.

• Women had achieved equal voting rights with men.

• 1. Force Bill threatened to use armed force.
  2. South Carolina Suspended its nullification.
  3. Congress passed higher tariffs.
  4. South Carolina voted to nullify federal tariffs within its borders
• 1. South Carolina voted to nullify federal tariffs within its borders
  2. Congress passed higher tariffs.
  3. South Carolina suspended its nullification.
  4. Force Bill threatened to use armed force.
• 1. Congress passed higher tariffs.
  2. South Carolina voted to nullify tariffs within its borders.
  3. Force Bill threatened to use armed force.
  4. South Carolina suspended its nullification.
• 1. South Carolina suspended its nullification.
  2. Force Bill threatened to use armed force.
  3. South Carolina voted to nullify federal tariffs within its borders.
  4. Congress passed higher tariffs.

• Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards

• The Cherokee were moved because they lacked a written alphabet

• President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia

• Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months

• To gain access to important rivers

• To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers

• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British

• Taxed agriculture products

• made manufactured goods more expensive

• Abolished the slave trade

• Removed taxes on imported farm products