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21 Cards in this Set
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Acheiving Wealth or influence through one's own effort rather than being born to a priveleged family
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Self-made (man)
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Employees of the government
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Civil Servants
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the practice of rewarding political suporters with government jobs
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spoils system
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a tax impossed by the government on goods from another country
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tariff
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to withdraw from an organization or alliance
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secede
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When was the first time common people could vote ?
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1820's
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Who could vote before the 1820's?
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the rich and well born
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What did Jackson decide to do after the war?
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become a lawyer
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What was Jackson's nickname?
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Old Hickory
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What did Jackson's supporters accuse Henry Clay and John Qunicy Adams of making?
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a corrupt bargain
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The idea that common people should control their government became known as what?
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Jacksonian Democracy
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What did Congress hope to incourage the growth of by raising tariff on goods?
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American manufacturing
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What region did the Nullification Crisis favor?
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The North
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Who lead the Nullification Crisis?
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John C. Calhoun
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What state was against the Tariffs the most?
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South Carolina
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Who did Jackson believe the Bank of the US benifitted?
At whose expense? |
Rich, Easterners
at the farmers and workers expense (common people) |
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Who was the Bank's president that Jackson distrusted?
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Nicholas Biddle
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Who tried to renew the Bank's charter 4 years early?
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Henry Clay
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What did citizens call the tribes of indians that could read and write, farmed, and had their own Constitution and a newspaper?
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Five Civilized Tribes
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Who was the cheif of the Sac and Fox Tribes?
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Black Hawk
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What tribe were the 17,000 indians forced west from?
How many died? |
Cherokee
4,000 died |
