The Spoils System - First president to give jobs to his own supporters., Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears - Jackson signed a law, which gave government the power to take land from Native Americans. Native Americans were forced from their homes and made the journey to Oklahoma Territory where they were given land. They traveled on foot, without any food, supplies or other help. Thousand died along the way., The Bank Wars & the Veto of the Bank Charter - Jackson said the Second Bank of the United States had too much power over the economy and he closed it. Congress passed a bill supporting the bank. Jackson refused to sign the bill and the bank closed., tariff - a tax on imported goods, Nullification Crises - South Carolina declared the tariff unconstitutional and said they did not have to follow laws they did not like. The president was going to use military forces against them to force them to pay the tax. Before battle, Congress changed the law., Worcester v. Georgia - The Cherokee tribe sued the state of Georgia to try and save their land. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the Americans. President Jackson refused to follow the law and save the Native Americans., Andrew Jackson - He was a war hero who received a gold medal. He defeated the British in a surprise victory. His military victories made him famous., Jacksonian Democracy "Era of the Common Man" - Andrew Jackson's supporters were angry when he lost and it split the party in two. His supporters called themselves Democrats and eventually formed the Democratic Party. He won as a results of the ordinary male citizen having the right to vote.,

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