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21 Cards in this Set
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Whig party
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oppose President Jackson
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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spoils system
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faithful party workers were awarded with appointments to public office
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caucus
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secret meetings in which legislators chose candidates to represent their party
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"aroostook war"
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over the cutting of timber
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Webster Ashburn treaty
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granted the United States more than half of the disputed territory between Maine and Canada
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the president known as Old Hickory
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Andrew Jackson
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the only cabinet member to remain in president Taylor's cabinet
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Daniel Webster
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the state in which the aroostook war occurred
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Maine :-) :-) :-)
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the nations involved in the Webster Ashburton treaty
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Great Britain and the United States
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why did the South strongly opposed tariffs?
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the south strongly opposed tariffs because of their dependence on the exportation of cotton in return for the importation of goods that did not manufacture
south, which depended on the importation of European manufactures :-) :-) :-) |
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describe president Jackson's inauguration
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President Jackson mounted on a horse and rode to the White House for a reception.
in there muddy boots, common citizens Trod upon expensive rugs and stood on finally upholstered chairs to catch a glimpse of the President.:-) :-) :-) |
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Daniel Webster
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Senator from massachusetts who rebutted Hayne's arguments in what is remembered as the greatest oration heard in Congress in the 19th century
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William Henry Harris
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president elected in 1840 first president to die in office (1941)
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tariff of 1828
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called for higher rates on imported manufactured goods and raw materials
also called tariff of abominations |
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"kitchen cabinet"
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a few old and trusted friends of Jackson's who met informally to give the president advice on political affairs
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Trail of Tears
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the journey of the Cherokees to Oklahoma
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force bill
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gave the President's authority to use the Army and Navy to enforce revenue laws if necessary
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specie cirucular
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ordered that public lands may be purchased only with gold or silver
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Andrew Jackson
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president from 1829 to 1837
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Martin Van Buren
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president from 1837 to 1841
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