Andrew Jackson Presidency
Barron v. Baltimore (1833)
Baltimore was decided on February 16, 1833, by the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution was not binding on state governments.
Why did many AMericans want access to Indian Lands?
Eager for land to raise cotton
Who supported tariffs and why?
Free trade Southerners; to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports
Where did the Native Americans locate?
Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi to trek hundreds of miles to territory in present-day Oklahoma.
What policies were changed to expand suffrage to more Americans?
Got expanded to white male over the age of 21 sometimes who owned land.
What issues led President Jackson to not renew the charter of the National Bank?
He blamed the Bank for the Panic of 1819 and for corrupting politics with too much money
What steps were taken by Andrew Jackson to resettle Native American tribes east of the Mississippi?
He had negotiated almost 70 removal treaties;These led to the relocation of nearly 50,000 eastern Indians to the Indian Territory
Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
In Worcester v. Georgia, the court struck down Georgia's extension laws.
Why did the Democratic party supported the candidacy of Andrew Jackson?
Jackson fulfilled his promise of broadening the influence of the citizenry in government
What groups of people formed the base of support for Andrew Jackson's election?
Jacksonions, Republican party,
What was significant about the creation of the "spoils system"?
Led to unqualified workers in government positions; Jackson fired 10% of government workers
What issues to the Nullification Crisis?
Southern protests against a series of protective tariffs that taxed all foreign goods; The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was eventually accepted by South Carolina and ended the nullification crisis.
How was the crisis resolved?
The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was eventually accepted by South Carolina and ended the nullification crisis.
Why did congress pass the Indian Removal Act?
The goal was to free up state lands for white settlers
How did Cherokee leaders respond to the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
They resisted the Indian Removal Act
What are the major court cases?
Worcester v. Georgia (1832) ... Barron v. Baltimore (1833) ... Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837)
Why did Jackson not like the Second Bank of the U.S.
based on a belief that a federal institution such as the Bank trampled on states' rights. he felt that the Bank put too much power in the hands of too few private citizens
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837)
the Court ruled that the charter of the Charles River Bridge Company did not exclude the state of Massachusetts from chartering another bridge nearby.