Chapter 7 Section 3 Pages 224 - 229

1. Chapter 7 Section 3 Pages 224 - 229 The Era of Andrew Jackson

2. Political Party Formed the new Democratic - Republican Party Opposed a strong federal government Opposed government spending Opposed the Bank of the United States Opposed corporate charters for banks and enterprises

3. Policies Expanded voting rights Over 1 million white males were able to vote in the election of 1828 (Free African Americans and women still could not vote) Appealed to common peole, which earned him the nickname “Old Hickory” “Spoils System” - appointees to federal jobs would serve four year terms, which were usually his friends that replaced those appointed by JQA “Kitchen cabinet” - name given to Jackson’s friends that became his advisors because they supposedly slipped into the White House through the kitchen

4. Removal of Native Americans Indian Removal Act of 1830 The “Five Civilized Tribes” lived in Georgia, North and South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee which was coveted by white planters and miners Jackson planned to move the Native Americans because he believed they could not assimilate and allowing them to stay would require too many federal troops to keep the peace

5. Indian Removal Act 1830

6. Indian Removal Act 1830 The Federal government provided funds to negotiate treaties that would force the Native Americans to move west President Jackson believed this was “not only liberal, but generous” In 1830, the Choctaw were pressured to sign a treaty that required them to move from Mississippi In 1831, U.S. troops forcibly moved the Sauk and Fox tribes from their lands in Illinois and Missouri In 1832, the Chickasaw were forced to leave their lands in Alabama and Mississippi

7. The Cherokee fight back Worcester v Georgia (1832) the Cherokee nation won recognition as a distinct political community The Supreme Court ruled that Georgia was not entitled to regulate the Cherokee nor invade their lands President Jackson refused to abide by the Supreme Court decision by saying, “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it” The Treaty of Echota gave the last 8 million acres of Cherokee land to the federal government in exchange for $5 million and land west of the Mississippi General Winfield Scott drove the remaining Cherokees out of their lands

8. Trail of Tears October - November 1838 the Cherokee were sent in groups of 1,000 The journey to their “new home” was 800 miles by steamboat and railroad, but mostly by foot During the winter portion of the journey, many Cherokee died Government officials stole the Cherokee’s money and outlaws stole their livestock The Cherokee buried more than a quarter of its people When the Cherokee arrived in Oklahoma, they realized their new lands were not as fertile as the lands they were forced to leave

9. Synthesis Question Were the actions of the Jackson administration ethical? Which of the Five Approaches to ethics did Jackson break? Cite with specific examples Would you consider the Indian Removal Act of 1830 a form a genocide? Why?