CHAPTER 3:SPIRIT OF REFORM

Section 4: Jacksonian America

New Area of Politics

Spoils System:

Is the practice of appointing people to government jobs on the basis of party loyalty & support

Jackson forced out a lot of government employees in order to get his “people” in

Native Americans Indian Removal Act

Was the “peaceful” negotiation of exchanging American Indian lands in the south for new lands in Indian territory

Passed by Jackson

Native Americans Worcester v. Georgia

Issue: The Cherokee’s of Georgia were ignoring the Removal

Act because they had adopted “White Culture” The Cherokee then sue the state of Georgia

Verdict: Georgia’s land seizure was unconstitutional The federal government had an obligation to protect

Indians

Impact Jackson refused to support the decision

Sent Martin Van Buren (U.S. Army)

Jackson battles the Banks

In 1832 Congress extended the U.S. Banks charter for 20 years

Jackson vetoed the Bill

Bank Supporters created Whig Party

Election of 1840 Who Ran

Democrats – Martin Van Buren (re-election) Whigs – William Henry Harrison John Tyler

Strategy: Whigs portray Harrison as a simple farmer who lived in a log

cabin ……… Whigs said Van Buren was a corrupt aristocrat aka “Rich Dude”

Wings Won

Significance Harrison will die from inaugural address –Pneumonia Tyler takes office and ignores whip party