Key Concepts of Jacksonian Era

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Jacksonian Democracy

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The political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters.

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Suffrage

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The right to vote in political elections.

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Spoils System

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Government jobs, of necessity, should be held only by people who had demonstrated their loyalty to the party by working in campaigns.

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States’ Rights

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Issue relating to who has the supreme power of governing, the Federal government or the state.

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Indian Removal Act

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A law passed in 1830 that authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River.

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Trail of Tears

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The forced relocation of Native American tribes following the Indian Removal Act, resulting in the death and suffering of thousands.