Historian Hustle - The Jacksonian Era

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_________________________ was Elected to the Tennessee Senate in 1823 and served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 – 1837.

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Andrew Jackson

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The _____________________________ was a national economic plan put forth by Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig party throughout the first half of the 19^th century. The plan consisted of three major components: Pass high tariffs (taxes) on imports, to protect American businesses, and to increase revenues.

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American System

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In May 1834, sixty delegates attended the Second State Constitutional Convention in Nashville, this led to the __________________________________.

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Tennessee Constitution of 1834

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The ______________________ was set up by Andrew Jackson it was the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

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Spoils System

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____________________________ was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.

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John Marshall

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_________________________________________ was a supreme court case which ruled that state laws were not valid on Cherokee land. President Jackson ignored the ruling and ordered the Indian’s be removed from their land.

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Worcester v. Georgia

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The ______________________________ was a United States sectional political crisis in 1832–33, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, which involved a confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government.

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Nullification Crisis

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_________________________________________ was a supreme court case which ruled that states could not prevent the federal government from establishing national banks within their borders.

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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The __________________________________ was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy.

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Indian Removal Act

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_____________________ was formed by Jackson and his supporters, believed in a small federal government with limited power over the states. Supported the rights of the “Common Man” and appealed to factory workers and farmers.

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Jacksonian Democracy