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Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson Notes

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Andrew Jackson The seventh President of the United States whose populist administration saw the Bank War, Nullification Crisis, and Indian Removal Act.
Battle of Horseshoe Bend The decisive 1814 frontier victory over the Red Stick Creeks that secured millions of acres of land and national military fame for Jackson.
Arbuthnot-Ambrister Incident The controversial execution of two British citizens during the First Seminole War that triggered an international diplomatic crisis.
Corrupt Bargain Jackson's public term for the 1824 backroom deal where Henry Clay backed John Quincy Adams for president in exchange for Secretary of State.
Rachel Jackson Jackson's wife who died of a heart attack just before his 1829 inauguration following vitriolic political attacks branding her a bigamist.
First Inauguration of Jackson The raucous 1829 'King Mob' event where supporters smashed White House china, forcing Jackson to escape through a back entrance.
Kitchen Cabinet The informal circle of personal advisors and newspaper editors who replaced Jackson's official cabinet after the Peggy Eaton Affair.
Peggy Eaton Affair The divisive social scandal (or Petticoat Affair) involving the Secretary of War's wife that fractured Jackson's official cabinet.
Maysville Road Veto The 1830 executive veto blocking federal funds for an intrastate Kentucky turnpike, targeting rival Henry Clay on constitutional grounds.
Nullification Crisis The major states' rights conflict triggered when South Carolina declared federal tariffs null, prompting Jackson's Force Bill.
Force Bill The aggressive 1833 legislative act authorizing Jackson to use federal marshals and military troops to collect customs tariffs by force.
Nicholas Biddle The sophisticated president of the Second Bank of the United States who fought a losing battle against Jackson's re-charter veto.
King Andrew the First The famous Whig political cartoon depicting Jackson dressed as an absolute monarch trampling the US Constitution and internal improvements.
Slaying the Many Headed Monster The 1832 political cartoon showing Jackson wielding a cane against a multi-headed serpent representing Biddle and central bank directors.
Specie Circular The 1836 executive directive requiring gold or silver for all public land purchases, checking speculation but triggering the Panic of 1837.
Roger Taney The loyal attorney general appointed by Jackson to successfully dismantle the national bank, later named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Richard Lawrence The deranged housepainter who attempted the first presidential assassination in 1835, thwarted when both pistols misfired.
Indian Removal Act The sweeping 1830 legislation authorizing the forced relocation of Native Americans, culminating in the Trail of Tears.
Worcester v. Georgia The landmark 1832 Supreme Court case defending Cherokee sovereignty, which Jackson famously defied and refused to enforce.
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