Andrew Jackson Crossword

A political party formed by supports of andrew Jackson after presidental election of 1824
American politician and supporter of slavery and states’ rights, he served as vice-president to Andrew Jackson and was instrumental in the South Carolina nullification crisis.
a politician’s practice of giving government jobs to his or her supporters
American politician and secretary of state under Andrew Jackson, he later became the eighth president of the United States
President Andrew Jackson’s group of informal advisers; so called because they often met in the White House kitchen
the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it
the belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government
a dispute led by John C. Calhoun that said that states could ignore federal laws if they believed those laws violated the Constitution
American lawyer and statesman, he spoke out against nullification and states’ rights, believing that the country should stay unified.
a political party formed in 1834 by opponents of Andrew Jackson and who supported a strong legislature
a financial crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression
American politician, he served as the governor of Indian Territory and fought Tecumseh in the Battle of Tippecanoe. He was the ninth president of the United States.
a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
an area covering most of present-day Oklahoma to which most Native Americans in the Southeast were forced to move in the 1830s
a government agency created in the 1800s to oversee federal policy toward Native Americans
American Indian scholar and craftsman, he created a writing system for the Cherokee language and taught literacy to many Cherokee.
the Supreme Court ruling that stated that the Cherokee nation was a distinct territory over which only the federal government had authority; ignored by both President Andrew Jackson and the state of Georgia
an 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of almost one-fourth of the Cherokee people