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Andrew Jackson Matching Activity
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First Lady, died a month before Jackson took office
2.
7th President of the United States
3.
Vice President to Andrew Jackson during his 2nd term;
succeeded Jackson as president
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Nickname earned for his toughness, like the hard wood of the
hickory tree
5.
Involved Calhoun's belief that a state can refuse to obey a
federal law if not in the best interest of the state
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Andrew Jackson's birthplace, born on March 15, 1767
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Andrew Jackson's political party
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Forced Native Americans to leave their homes and move west
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Vice President to Andrew Jackson during his 1st term;
supported nullification, resigned vice-presidency
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Employing and promoting friends and supporters of the
group in power
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Scandal involving Jackson's cabinet and their wives
John C. Calhoun
Peggy Eaton Affair
Democratic
Indian Removal Act
Martin Van Buren
Spoils system
Waxhaw, South Carolina
Rachel Donelson Jackson
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Andrew Jackson
Nullification Crisis
Old Hickory
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