Hist 200 part 4 Crossword
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
 
 
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Down: 1) Changing America- market revolution: stratification- divisions between social class. Lower class-assertive, start making demands known politically, felt like their voice wasn’t being heard. Rise of democracy- pursuing greater equality. 2) Movement of Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma. Backed by federal govt. and President Jacksons desire, American troops forced hundreds of Cherokee to leave their homes in Georgia and move to the Indian territory of Oklahoma. About 7000 american troops moved in and began the forced removal. The journey was hard and many Cherokee’s suffered or even died, many cried, that’s why they called it. Moved them end of the fall, beg. Of winter- bad weather conditions. 5,000 died on the way (1/3), exposure to starvation once landed.many outraged at treatment- Americans were mad, felt sympathy. It was a dark chapter in this nations history – about 300-350 miles on foot. 3) Calhoun wrote this anonymously, he was Jackson’s VP, based on the concept that the states are the final decision makers when it comes to the limits of the federal govt. indicated that the federal laws can be rejected by the states if they believe the laws are beyond constitutional powers of the federal govt. since the states essentially have sovereignty, they have the right to veto or reject acts of the federal govt. 4) Action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body esp a political state. It was a primary weapon and a strategy for achieving more limited goals or to gain greater autonomy within the original state.5) Jackson put together a highly discipline grassroots campaign with one goal: to defeat John Q. Adams in a rematch that would pit the people against Adams. He was the man of the people-1st to grasp changing system. He was a self made person, dresses down, talked to farmers, throws parties, voice of the common people, eases a lot of class/social tensions. He embodies the whole idea of equality for opportunity. He was a plantation owner-cotton plantations, had slave workers. He wasn’t well educated-spoke no foreign languages, had little legislative or executive experience. Yet, he was a national hero, loved and respected by many average Americans. 9) Cherokee removal- white encroachment on Cherokee lands: asked them to politely leave, asked Georgia to remove them. Georgia refused to remove trespassers. It goes to the supreme court (Worchester vs Georgia, Cherokee nation vs Georgia), Jackson refused to enforce- violated law. Treaty of Echita- jaskson organizes it- meets a few Cherokee’s and they sell land to Jackson, it wasn’t a valid treaty, they wouldn’t leave so Jackson orders army to remove them. People who signed the treaty left, others were forced to leave. Across: 6) The democratic party merged its strength from the existing supporters of Jackson and their coalition with some of supporters of William Crawford. Jackson became the lead of the new democratic party. Jacksons policies followed the era of the Jefferson’s democracy. It was a movement toward increased popular participation in government. He became the symbol of the political power of the common people in the US7) Speaker of the house of reps, convinced congress to elect Adams, who then would make clay his secretary of state- a position that had been the stepping stone to the presidency. Clay led some strongest attacks against Jackson that secured the white house for John Quincy Adams. He was a leading war hawk, gifted public speaker. His clear identification with the war and nationalism weakened his roots in the South, which was beg. To fear supporting anyone who was not a slave owner or a supporter of states rights.8) If any member of the tribe tried to sell land without approval, they will be punished by execution10) Secretary of war, Had a strong following in South Carolina and Pennsylvania. Pressures within S. Carolina state politics were forcing him to shift from his earlier stance as a nationalist to his later position as a rigid defender of states rights. He decided there was no way he would win the presidency against such competition- simply accepted the vice presidency 11) Secretary of state previously, Was elected for president, after the election was decided by the house of representatives in what was termed as the corrupt bargain. Proved to be the wrong man for presidency- he was stubborn, independent and failed to develop the support he needed in Washington, even among his own party. He refused to forge political alliances necessary to push his ideas into policy. Just like his dad who only lasted for one term- Adams lost his reelection bid to Andrew Jackson in 1828.12) Used in discussing systems of democracy and majority rule, envisions a scenario in which decisions made by a majority place its interests so far above those of an individual or minority group as to constitute active oppression, comparable to that of tyrants and despots. A situation in which govt or other authority democratically supported by a majority of its subjects makes policies or takes actions benefiting that majority, w/o regard for the rights or welfare of the rest of its subjects.
 

 

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