Spoils System and Kitchen Cabinet
Bank Wars
Indian Removal
 Spoils system- Rewarding jobs to supporters.
 Jackson gave government positions to people that
supported him in his campaign for president.
 These people were not qualified and did not have any
experience in these rolls.
 Kitchen cabinet- A group of unofficial advisors that
met with Jackson in the White House kitchen.
 He relied on this group of newspaper editors and
political leaders for advice, instead of his official
cabinet.
 Mr. Biddle’s Bank
 It controlled loans made by state banks and limited
the amount of loans.
 Farmers and merchants did not support the National
Bank.
 Jackson felt is was undemocratic and only served the
wealthy.
 The bank had a corrupt influence on Congress.
 The War Begins
 Jackson and the common people v. Biddle and the Whig
party congressmen. (Clay and Webster)
 The bank charter was up for renewal.
 Webster and Clay urge Congress to renew the charter
early; it would make the bank be an issue in the next
election.
 They expected Jackson to veto the charter and lose the
election.
 Jackson’s veto and the bank closes.
 President Jackson uses his veto power to not renew the
bank charter.
 States could charter banks, not the federal government.
 The bank only helped the wealthy, not the common
people.
 Jackson halts all federal deposits and the bank closes in
1836.
 Who:
 Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Seminole.
 What:
 The Native Americans were forced off their land.
 Where:
 Southeast USA
 When:
 1830s
 Why:
 To open up land for settlement. (Expansion of the USA)