A | B |
Jackson at 13 | Fought in the American Revolution at this time of his life |
North Carolina | Here Jackson studied to become a lawyer |
Hero here | Battle of New Orleans and Horseshoe Bend |
Old Hickory | Jackson's nickname |
spoils system | practice of giving government jobs to Presidential supporters |
kitchen cabinet | democratic leaders and newspaper editors on whose information Jackson relied |
National Bank | Jackson distrusted it and thought it too powerful |
Nicholas Biddle | President of the National Bank since 1823 |
Jackson's Bank Objections | Banks often cut back on loans to farmers and merchants |
Bank veto | Jackson believed that only states had a right to charter banks. Plus banks gave too much of an advantage to the rich |
Veto reaction | Americans stand behind Jackson's veto and elect Jackson as President |
pet banks | Federal money,at Jackson's order, was put into state banks |
Roger Taney | Jackson's Secretary of Treasury |