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36 Cards in this Set
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Andrew Jackson
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became the seventh President in 1828; he believed in hard work and sound money
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strict constructionist
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those who believed that the Constitution grants the central government only specific powers
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"kitchen cabinet"
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a group of Jackson's close friends with whom he met informally to discuss his strategy
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Nicholas Bidle
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the director of the national bank who extended the power of the central bank and opened branch offices throughought the country
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Bank Charter Bill
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the bill which would recharter the national bank, vetoed by Andrew Jackson
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the panic of 1837
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when the national bank called in the loans of private individuals, throwing the country into a depression; as a result, the national bank lost its charter
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Specie Circular
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a statement requiring that al public lands be paid for in gold and silver
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portective tariff
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a tax on Southerners that benefited manufactures in the North
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Tariff of 1828
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the tariff which the Southerners called the Tariff of Abominations
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John C. Calhoun
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President Jackson's Vice President wtho argued for states' rights but not for secession
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Senator Robert Y. Hayne
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a senator enlisted by Calhoun to debate the issue of states' rights
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Daniel Webster
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the greatest orator in Congress who said "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
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a famous quote from Daniel Webster
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"Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
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a famous quote from President Jackson
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"Our Union: it must be preserved"
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a famous quote from John C. Calhoun
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"The Union: next to our liberties, most dear"
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Compromise Tariff of 1833
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a tariff that would lower duties on foreign goods coming into the country over a period of 10 years
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Force Bill
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the bill giving the President authority to use the army and navy to enforce tariff laws
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Jacksonian Era
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the period of American history that was characterized by a new spirit of democracy
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causcus
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a closed meeting of party leaders
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nominating conventions
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conventions were party members would choose the Persidental candidates
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spoils system
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the system in which the President awards public offices to his party workers
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National Road
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the road running from Cumberland, Maryland, westward across several states
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Indian Removal Act
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the act which required that American Indians living on lands east of the Mississippi move to lands farther west
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Black Hawk
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the chief of the Sac and Fox tribes who led his people back to their former home after the Indian Removal Act
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Black Hawk's War
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the war the Americans fought against Black Hawk and his men
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"Trail of Tears"
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the name the Cherokee gave to their long trip to Oklahoma
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abolitionists
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those who apposed slavery
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William Lloyd Garrison
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an abolitionists who published a paper known as the The Liberator
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Frederick Douglass
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a newspaperman who published a abolitionist paper
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Nat turner
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a black preacher who stirred up a slave rebellion in Virginia
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Nat Turner Revolt
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the slave rebellion in Virginia led by Nat Turner
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Martin Van Buren
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the eigth President
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Whig party
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the party made up of former National Republicans and members from other political groups
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William Henry Harrison
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the ninth President and the first Whig President; the first President to die in office
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John Tyler
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the tenth President; he supported states' rights and oppsed the tarriff
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Lord Ashburton
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the English minister who helped Great Britain and the United States to get along better; helped settle the disputed boundary between the United States and Canada
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