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24 Cards in this Set
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Andrew Jackson
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U.S. president from 1829-1837
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John Quincy Adams
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1824 presidential candidate favored by New Englanders
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Jacksonian Democracy
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the idea of widening political power to more of the people
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spoils system
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the practice of giving government jobs to political backers
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Tariff of Abominations
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1828 law tat significantly raised tariffs on raw materials and manufactured goods
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John C. Calhoun
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Jackson's vice-president
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doctrine of nullification
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idea that a state had the right to nullify, or reject, a federal law that it considers unconstitutional
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secede
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to withdraw
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states' rights
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the rights of the states to make decisions without interference from the federal government
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Sequoya
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a brilliant Cherokee who invented a writing system for the Cherokee language
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Indian Removal Act
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1830 law that called for the government to negotiate treaties requiring Native Americans to relocate west
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Indian Territory
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an area to which Native Americans were moved covering what is now Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska
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Trail of Tears
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forced removal of the Cherokee from their homeland to Indian Territory
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Osceola
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Leader during the Second Seminole War
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assimilate
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to absorb into the culture
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literacy
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the ability to read and write
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Martin Van Buren
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elected president in 1836 after serving as Jackson's vice-president
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Panic of 1837
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widespread fear about the state of the economy that spread after Van Buren took office
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depression
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a severe economic slump
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Whig Party
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political party formed by Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and other Jackson opponents
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William Henry Harrison
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Whig presidential candidate in 1840
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John Tyler
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Harrison's running mate in the 1840 presidential election
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inflation
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an increase in prices and a decrease in the value of money
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charter
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a written grant
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