1. Jacksonian Democracy Part 1

2. I. “The People’s President 1. From a poor family 2. Military hero a. Battle of New Orleans 3. Supporter of Jefferson’s ideas a. advocate for common people www.reformation.org/president-jackson.html

3. II. The “Spoils System” 1. Dismissed old government officials a. Replaced them with his friends -Jackson’s “Kitchen Cabinet” b. “Rotation in Office” -new officials will be loyal to the President -fresh officials can better serve the people Spoils- -prize taken in battle -Jackson won the battle -(election) -took the prize -(selection of officials) teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/highlandsprings/st...

4. III. Indian Removal: Why? 1. Jackson was a famous “Native Fighter” a. Believed Natives were uncivilized & inferior b. Believed the land in Georgia belonged to American citizens www.americanindian.ucr.edu/.../deeds.html

5. III. Indian Removal: Why? Continued… c. Gold discovered within Cherokee Nation GA d. Americans wanted gold e. Cherokee Nation refused denied American Prospectors f. Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia g. Chief Justice John Marshall -”Cherokees have rights to and control over the land…” h. Jackson’s Indian Removal Acts -Removes Cherokee & Creek tribes anyway -Trail of Tears http://www.historycentral.com/Ant/Indianrem.html

6. IV. Trail of Tears 1. Forced removal of 7 Native Tribes a. From Georgia to Oklahoma b. Dead of winter c. Foot and horseback -resisters shackled d. 4,000 out of 15,000 died