Checkpoint 15: Andrew Jackson's Presidency (8.44-8.47)

All American Indians living west of the Mississippi River must resettle in the southeastern U.S.

All American Indians living in the southeastern U.S. must resettle west of the Mississippi River.

All American Indians living in the U.S. must resettle in Mexico or Canada.

All American Indians living in the northeastern U.S. must resettle in the southeastern U.S.

Jackson lost because Henry Clay used the spoils system.

Jackson lost because Henry Clay would not permit him to run as a Democratic-Republican.

Jackson lost because Henry Clay refused to accept the Electoral College results.

Jackson lost because Henry Clay convinced the House of Representatives to elect John Quincy Adams.

from the South

part of the spoils system

Democratic-Republicans

new political parties

government reforms

states’ rights and nullification

end excessive government spending

reform the spoils system

reform the Supreme Court

create a national bank

end political corruption

Andrew Jackson replaced many positions held by loyal supporters with independent government officials.

Andrew Jackson replaced many long-serving government officials with his loyal supporters.

John Quincy Adams replaced many long-serving government officials with his loyal supporters.

John Quincy Adams replaced many positions held by loyal supporters with independent government officials.

Relocation is necessary, but the U.S. should pay American Indians a fair price for the land.

If American Indians will cooperate and share the land, relocation is not necessary.

Relocation is necessary because U.S. citizens and American Indians will get along better if they are separated.

Relocation is wrong because American Indians were here first and this land belongs to them.

believed in strong central government

rights of the common man

appealed to merchants and bankers

appealed to factory workers, farmers, and Southerners

He enforced the ruling that the Cherokee Nation should be removed from their lands in Georgia.

He refused to enforce the ruling that White settlers had to follow Georgia law on Cherokee land.

He enforced the ruling that White settlers had to apply for permission to enter Cherokee lands.

He refused to enforce the ruling that the state laws of Georgia did not apply on Cherokee land.

The Cherokee Nation asked John Ross to negotiate a treaty with the government of Georgia.

The Cherokee Nation followed the doctrine of nullification.

The Cherokee Nation won the right to stay in their native homeland.

The Cherokee Nation were forced from their homeland on the Trail of Tears.