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30 Cards in this Set
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Supreme court ruling that the Cherokee Nation was a distinct territory over which only the federal government had authority; ignored by both President Jackson and the state of Georgia.
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Worcester v. Georgia
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political party formed by opponents of Andrew Jackson in 1834 who supported a strong legislature
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Whig Party
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3 crisis of Jackson's terms.
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1.Nullification
2.Veto of the Bank of the U.S. 3.Indian Removal |
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politician's practice of giving government jobs to their supporters
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spoils system
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an 800 mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of thousands of Cherokee
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Trail of Tears
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meeting where a political party selects its presidential and vice-presidential candidates; first held in the 1820's
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nominating convention
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3 examples how the Cherokees adopted many of the white man's culture in their life.
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1.Cherokee learned to read and write English
2.Sequoya developed a writing system that used 86 characters to represent Cherokee sylabbles 3.created a government system inspired by U.S. constitution with an election system, a bicameral council, and a court system |
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How was John Q. Adams described?
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a Harvard-educated man whose father had been the second U.S. president, out of touch with everyday people, as "cold as a lump of ice"
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The southern economy relied on ________ particularly _________ exports.
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agriculture / cotton
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a hateful thing
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abomination
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political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824
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Democratic Party
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why did the tariffs anger the southerners?
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because it made the goods more expensive
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Who was elected president in 1840?
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William Henry Harrison
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Who was elected president in 1836?
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Martin Van Buren
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cancel
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nullify
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The name of Jackson's home is?
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The Hermitage
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Congressional act that authorized the removal of American Indians in the Southeast of the Mississippi river
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Indian removal act
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area covering most of present-day Oklahoma to which most American Indians in the Southeast were forced to move in the 1830's
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Indian Territory
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how did the Cherokee believe that they could prevent conflicts with the settlers?
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by adopting the culture of white people
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what was Jackson's reaction to the Bank's charter renewal?
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Jackson vetoed legislation to renew the charter
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financial crisis in the U.S. that led to an economic depression and weakened the Republican Party
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Panic of 1837
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How did many southern politicans see the tariff?
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as one way the federal government was abusing its power over the states
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what effect did Jackson's veto have on the economy?
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it led to inflation but helped promote expansion in the west
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how was Jackson described in the campaign?
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as a war hero
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nickname given to a new tarriff by southerners who opposed it?
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Tariff of Abominations
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a dispute between South Carolina and the federal government in the late 1820's over the state's right to nullify or cancel, an unpopular tariff
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nullification crisis
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What was Jackson's nickname?
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Old Hickory
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what did south carolina threaten if force was used in the tariff question?
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withdraw from the union
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belief that the power of the federal government regarding the states is strictly limited
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states' rights
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Which Cherokee developed the Indian writing system?
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Sequoya
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