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Election of 1824
John Quincy Adams was elected president even though Anderw Jackson had the most electoral and popular votes. The presidency was decided by the House of Representatives. -
Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson had 2 times as many electoral votes and over 150,000 popular votes than John Quincy Adams. Andrew Jackson was elected President. -
Bank War
The Bank War is the conflict over the rechartering of the Second Bank of the United States. Congress voted to recharter the bank, but Jackson promptly vetoed it. Jackson said that he would abolish the bank (first and second) if the second one was granted a second term -
Indian Removal Act
This law was passed by congress during Jackson's Presidency. It authorized the president to negotiate with southern indian tribes to move them west of the mississippi river. -
Nullification Crisis
Andrew Jackson passed a tariff on imports from other countries. South Carolina didn't like this because it hurt their exports. They threatened to secede if they didn't nullify it. -
Worcester vs Georgia
A case in the Supreme Court, Worcester vs Georgia, a case that prohibited any non Native-Americans from going onto Native-American Land.
