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13 Cards in this Set
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Which year was the national debt the highest?
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In 1815 the national debt was the highest.
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Panic of 1837
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a financial crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression
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How do you think Jackson used the spoils system, and how do you think this system affected American politics?
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He hired the public , and that helped Jackson because more public people would vote for him.
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Nullification
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belief that states have the right to disobey federal laws with which they disagree
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Why did Jackson's supporters see his election to the presidency as a victory for the common people?
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They saw that because Jackson was a common person like them.
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Tariff of Abominations
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nickname given to a new tariff by southerners who opposed it
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Martin Van Buren
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became president in 1836
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Andrew Jackson
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extremely tough and worked in the military, he was president
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William Henry Harrison
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governor of Indiana Territory, was also a president in 1841
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Spoils System
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politicians' practice of giving government jobs to their supporters
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Nominating Conventions
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meeting where a political party selects its presidential and vice presidential canidates; first held in the 1820s
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John C. Calhoun
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vice presidetn while Andrew Jackson was president
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Kitchen Cabinet
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President Andrew Jackson's group of informal advisers; so clled because they often met in the White House kitchen
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