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AMERICAN STORY
THE ERIE CANAL
ESSENTIAL CHAPTER QUESTION
ESSENTIAL CHAPTER QUESTION
How did Andrew Jackson’s policies impact different groups of people in America?
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY AND STATES' RIGHTS
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY AND STATES' RIGHTS
EXPANDING DEMOCRACY | PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE? | DEBATING STATES' RIGHTS
Regional differences fueled a battle over the presidency in the 1820s between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.
Andrew Jackson rose from humble beginnings to become a U.S. president who symbolized a new brand of democracy.
Conflicts over tariffs caused tensions—and triggered threats—in different parts of the country.
JACKSON'S POLICY TOWARD NATIVE AMERICANS
JACKSON'S POLICY TOWARD NATIVE AMERICANS
EXPANDING INTO NATIVE AMERICAN LANDS | NATIVE AMERICAN RESISTANCE | THE TRAIL OF TEARS
Native Americans lost land to white settlers as Andrew Jackson and the U.S. government forced their westward relocation.
Some Native Americans took up arms to resist their forced relocation by the U.S. government.
In defiance of a ruling from the Supreme Court, Andrew Jackson forced the Cherokee to relocate to Indian Territory.
PROSPERITY AND PANIC
PROSPERITY AND PANIC
ECONOMIC CRISIS | A NEW PARTY SYSTEM
Andrew Jackson helped destroy the Second Bank of the United States, which had a severe impact on the economy.
A new political party formed to oppose Jackson, and its candidate won the 1840 presidential election.
REVIEW
REVIEW
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
Agrarian - (adj.) related to agriculture or farming
Doctrine of Nullification - (n.) a doctrine that said a state could nullify, or reject, a federal law they feel is unconstitutional, held by some southern politician before the Civil War
Jacksonian Democracy - (n.) a political movement that celebrated the common man and defended the will of the people, named for President Andrew Jackson
Secession - (n.) the act of formally withdrawing from an organization, a nation, or any other group in order to be independent
Slogan - (n.) a catchy phrase meant to attract and keep attention
Spoils System - (n.) the practice of rewarding political backers with government jobs
Tariff of Abominations - (n.) the term used by southerners to refer to the Tariff of 1828 because it stirred feelings of disgust and hatred
Treason - (n.) the crime of aiding the enemy of one’s nation or plotting to overthrow one’s nation; being disloyal to one’s nation
Voting Rights - (n.) the laws that tell who can vote and when; the civil right to vote
Assimilate - (v.) to adopt the culture or way of life of the nation in which one currently lives
Indian Removal Act - (n.) a law that ended the U.S. government’s earlier policy of respecting the rights of Native Americans to remain on their land
Indian Territory - (n.) the area of land in present-day Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska to which Native Americans were forced to migrate
Trail of Tears - (n.) the route the Cherokees and other Native Americans took during their forced migration from the southeast United States to Oklahoma
Truce - (n.) an agreement to stop fighting
Depression - (n.) a period of slow economic activity when many people are without work
Inflation - (n.) a decrease in the value of money that causes an increase in the price of goods and services
Panic of 1837 - (n.) the widespread fear of a failing economy that caused the beginning of a U.S. economic recession that lasted until 1840
Veto - (v.) to formally reject a decision or proposal made by a legislature
Whig Party - (n.) a political party formed to oppose the policies of Andrew Jackson, who the party believed had exceeded his power as president
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