| Important Names to Know | State Freedoms | Jackson (and his problems) | The Broke Bank's Headache | Election Enigma |
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What is the Indian Removal Act?
The bill signed in 1830 that forced the Indians to move from their homelands in AL, AR, FL, MS, NC, and TN to the Indian Territory.
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What is states rights?
Who was/is John C. Calhoun?
The view that each state voluntarily joined the union.
The main defender of this idea. |
What is the Trail of Tears?
The forced march of Indians to the Indian Territory where en route about 4,000 Cherokees died
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What is inflation?
An increase in the prices of goods and services
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What is the "corrupt bargain"?
The name given by Jackson's followers to the supposed contract between Adams and Clay.
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Who was/is John Tyler?
The first vice president to become president after the death of his predecessor.
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What is the revenue tariff?
What is the protective tariff?
The tariff that was designed to raise money.
The tariff raised the price of foreign goods so as to make Americans buy goods that were made in America. |
What are reservations?
Tracts of land set aside for Indians.
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What are "pet banks"?
The nickname given to the other small banks that Jackson gave the National Bank's withdrawn money to.
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What is mudslinging?
The process of spreading negative information about your opponent.
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What is the Compromise of 1833?
The settlement between SC and the federal government that calmed the dispute over tariffs.
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What is the "tariff of abominations"?
Who are the Southerners?
The name was given to the tariff in 1828.
The part of the country that called it this. |
What is the Whig party?
The political party that was formed because of their opposition to Jackson.
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What is the American System?
Who was/is Henry Clay?
The plan that supported the National Bank, a high tariff, and nationwide internal improvements (ex. roads, railroads, canals, etc.) paid for by the federal government. A strong proponent for this.
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Who is William Henry Harrison?
The candidate that had this campaign slogan; "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too".
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Who was/is Louisa Catherine Johnson?
John Quincy Adams' wife.
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What is secession?
Who is SC?
A state's act of leaving the union.
The state that was on the verge leaving the union. |
What are political machines?
Organized groups of politicians that sought to control the government.
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Who was/is Nicholas Biddle?
The president of the National Bank in 1832.
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What is caucus?
A closed meeting between each party's members of congress and other party leaders.
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What is the Webster-Ashburton treaty?
The deal that settled that land dispute up north with Britain.
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What is nullify or nullification?
A state's act of refusing to obey a law it believed was unconstitutional.
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What is the spoils system?
The act of distributing government jobs to loyal followers.
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What is specie?
The gold and silver coins that Jackson ordered government land could only be bought with.
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What is the lame-duck period?
The time between the election and the former president leaving.
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