President Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) Common Man's President (jan 1, 1829 – jan 1, 1837)
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Spoils System- Spoils system, also called patronage system, practice in which the political party winning an election rewards its campaign workers and other active supporters by appointment to government posts and with other favours.Nullification Crisis- Nullification crisis, in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former’s attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
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jan 1, 1829
jan 1, 1837
~ 8 years