Age of Jackson

What Jackson supporters called it when Henry Clay was made Secretary of State for John Quincy Adams after the Election of 1824

• A Bad Deal

• A Corrupt Bargain

• Spoils System

• Cronyism

Founded after the 1824 election in support of Jackson. Supporters were mostly small farmers and laborers.

• Democratic-Republican Party

• Whig Party

• Democratic Party

• People's Party

The practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs after a candidate wins office.

• Spoils System

• Reward System

• Cronyism

• Buddy System

This event almost caused the nation to fall apart. South Carolina threatened to secede if it could not nullify the Tariff of 1828

• The Tariff of Abominations

• The Tariff of 1832

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Secession Sessions

To cancel or invalidate.

• Secede

• Nullify

• Antithesis

• Antebellum

The Idea held by several southern states that states hold the power to nullify federal laws they feel violate their rights.

• Nullification Clause

• States' Rights

• 10th Amendment

• States' Review

Law passed in 1834 that created the Indian Territory and provided the money and troops to help relocate 5 Indian tribes to the new lands.

• Indian Reclamation Act

• Indian Relocation Act

• Indian Resistance Act

• Indian Removal Act

Forced march of the Cherokee tribe about 1000 miles to the Indian Territory.

• The Cherokee Trail

• The Appalachian Trail

• The Trail of Tears

• The Oklahoma Trail

Supreme Court Case in which Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of the Cherokee.

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

Jackson did this because he felt the bank was unconstitutional because it only helped the wealthy easterners. He also felt the bank had too much power over the economy.

• Vetoed the creation of the Bank of the United States

• Vetoed to renew the charter of the Bank of the United States

• Vetoed the creation of State Banks

• Vetoed the addition of U.S. Bank branches