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The Jacksonian Era

Teacher: Michael Manko
Across
Supporters of Andrew Jackson that included frontier farmers and factory workers in eastern cities.
The right of states to limit the power of the federal government.
A tax on imported manufactured goods.
A federal law passed by Congress in 1830 that forced many Native Americans to abandon their lands and move west of the Mississippi River.
An event in 1833 when South Carolina threatened to leave the United States to form its own country.
A meeting where delegates from all the states choose their party's candidate for president.
The president of the Bank of the United States in the early 1830s.
A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
The forced march of the Cherokees from their homelands to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River from 1838 - 1839.
To withdraw or leave a group.
The use of insults to attack an opponent's reputation.
The power of states to cancel federal laws that they consider to be unconstitutional.
Down
Supporters of John Quincy Adams that included eastern business people, some southern planters, and many former Federalists. They wanted the government to spur the economy.
A number equal to more than half.
The right to vote.
The spread of political power to more common people.
The practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs.
A law passed in 1832 by South Carolina declaring the federal tariffs of 1828 and 1832 illegal.
A brutal and costly war that finally forced the Seminole people off of their native lands in Florida.
A group of unofficial presidential advisers.
A period when business declines and people lose their jobs.
To cancel or void a law.
A private meeting in which a few powerful people pick candidates for president.