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Chapter Objective
The student will understand the far-reaching consequences of the political and economic decisions made by Andrew Jackson during his two terms as president.
SECTION 1 Politics of the People
- To explain the importance of the 1824 election
- To analyze Jacksonian democracy and the expansion of voting rights
- To explain why Jackson was known as "the people's president"
- To evaluate Jackson's use of the spoils system
SECTION 2 Jackson's Policy Toward Native Americans
- To explain the conflict between whites and Native Americans in the Southeast
- To evaluate Jackson's removal policy
- To describe the hardships of the Trail of Tears
- To explain how Native American groups in the East resisted removal
SECTION 3 Conflicts Over States' Rights
- To identify the issues that led to rising sectional differences
- To explain how the "Tariff of Abominations" led to a crisis over nullification
- To analyze the issues in the debate over states' rights
- To describe how South Carolina's threat to secede was resolved
SECTION 4 Prosperity and Panic
- To explain why conflict erupted over the Second Bank of the United States
- To describe how Jackson destroyed the bank
- To analyze how economic prosperity turned into depression
- To explain how the Whig Party won the election of 1840
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