Category
page 1Andrew Jackson administration controversies
Trail of Tears
forced displacement of Five Civilized Tribes
Indian Removal Act
law signed on May 28, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson

Roger B. Taney
chief justice of the United States from 1836 to 1864 (1777–1864)
Indian removal
early 19th-century United States domestic policy involving forced resettlement of indigenous peoples
spoils system
practice where a newly elected political party gives civil service jobs to supporters and cronies
Panic of 1837
financial crisis in the United States
Nat Turner's slave rebellion
slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831
Nullification Crisis
American sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson
Petticoat affair
19th-century U.S. presidential scandal
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
Bank War
political struggle in the United States
Tariff of Abominations
historical United States tariff, considered "abominably" high by detractors