Chapter Ten

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Jacksonianism

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political philosophy of United States President Andrew Jackson and his supporters

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"spoils system"

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the system or practice in which public offices with their emoluments and advantages are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes

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Indian Removal

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Andrew Jackson, from Tennessee, was a forceful proponent of Indian removal. In 1814 he commanded the U.S. military forces that defeated a faction of the Creek nation. In their defeat, the Creeks lost 22 million acres of land in southern Georgia and central Alabama

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Jackson's attitude toward Native Americans

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paternalistic and patronizing -- he described them as children in need of guidance. and believed the removal policy was beneficial to the Indians

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Trail of Tears

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The route along which the United States government forced several tribes of Native Americans, including the Cherokees, Seminoles, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Creeks, to migrate to reservations west of the Mississippi River in the 1820s, 1830s, and 1840s. Those on the march suffered greatly from disease and mistreatment

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Jacksonianism

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political philosophy of United States President Andrew Jackson and his supporters

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nullification crisis

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The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification

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"spoils system"

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the system or practice in which public offices with their emoluments and advantages are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes

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The Bank War

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name given to the controversy over the Second Bank of the United States and the attempts to destroy it by then-president Andrew Jackson

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Indian Removal

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Andrew Jackson, from Tennessee, was a forceful proponent of Indian removal. In 1814 he commanded the U.S. military forces that defeated a faction of the Creek nation. In their defeat, the Creeks lost 22 million acres of land in southern Georgia and central Alabama

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Whigs

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political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy

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Jackson's attitude toward Native Americans

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paternalistic and patronizing -- he described them as children in need of guidance. and believed the removal policy was beneficial to the Indians

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Specie Circular

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executive order issued by U.S. President Andrew Jackson in 1836 and carried out by President Martin Van Buren

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Trail of Tears

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The route along which the United States government forced several tribes of Native Americans, including the Cherokees, Seminoles, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Creeks, to migrate to reservations west of the Mississippi River in the 1820s, 1830s, and 1840s. Those on the march suffered greatly from disease and mistreatment

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John Calhoun

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seventh Vice President of the United States and a leading Southern politician from South Carolina

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nullification crisis

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The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification

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The Bank War

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name given to the controversy over the Second Bank of the United States and the attempts to destroy it by then-president Andrew Jackson

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Whigs

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political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy

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Specie Circular

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executive order issued by U.S. President Andrew Jackson in 1836 and carried out by President Martin Van Buren

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Jacksonianism

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political philosophy of United States President Andrew Jackson and his supporters

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John Calhoun

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seventh Vice President of the United States and a leading Southern politician from South Carolina

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"spoils system"

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the system or practice in which public offices with their emoluments and advantages are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes

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Indian Removal

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Andrew Jackson, from Tennessee, was a forceful proponent of Indian removal. In 1814 he commanded the U.S. military forces that defeated a faction of the Creek nation. In their defeat, the Creeks lost 22 million acres of land in southern Georgia and central Alabama

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Jackson's attitude toward Native Americans

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paternalistic and patronizing -- he described them as children in need of guidance. and believed the removal policy was beneficial to the Indians

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Trail of Tears

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The route along which the United States government forced several tribes of Native Americans, including the Cherokees, Seminoles, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Creeks, to migrate to reservations west of the Mississippi River in the 1820s, 1830s, and 1840s. Those on the march suffered greatly from disease and mistreatment

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nullification crisis

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The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification

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The Bank War

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name given to the controversy over the Second Bank of the United States and the attempts to destroy it by then-president Andrew Jackson

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Whigs

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political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy

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Specie Circular

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executive order issued by U.S. President Andrew Jackson in 1836 and carried out by President Martin Van Buren

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John Calhoun

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seventh Vice President of the United States and a leading Southern politician from South Carolina

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Worcester v Georgia

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a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester, holding that the Georgia criminal statute, prohibiting non-Indians from being present on Indian lands without a license from the state, was unconstitutional

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Roger Taney

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the fifth Chief Justice of the United States

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Force Bill

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"An Act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports",

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Peggy Eaton

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daughter of Rhoda Howell and William O'Neale,[1] the owner of Franklin House, a popular Washington, D.C. hotel

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Tariff of 1828

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protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828 designed to protect industry in the northern United States

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Nicholas Biddle

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president of the Second Bank of the United States

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Alexis de Toqueville

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French political thinker and historian

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Voting Rights

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landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S.

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Self Made Man

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famous lecture by Frederick Douglass

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Two Party System

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form of party system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections, at every level

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voter participation

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It was very important because the government realized that the people were important.

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impact of trade unions

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organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions

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tariff of abominations

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protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828 designed to protect industry in the northern United States

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JQ Adams and Tariffs

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sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829

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election of 1828

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featured a rematch between John Quincy Adams, now incumbent President, and Andrew Jackson

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criticisms of the national bank

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Many people disagreed with it

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panic of 1837

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financial crisis in the United States built on a speculative fever

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who were the democrats

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In just 48 hours, thousands of grassroots Democrats came together and knocked on more than 200,000 doors -- reaching out to voters in support of candidates who are fighting to move America forward

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positive liberal state

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arises out of the problem of the preservation of liberty

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tippecanoe and tyler too

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originally published as " Tip and Ty ", was a very popular and influential campaign song of the Whig Party's colorful Log Cabin Campaign in the 1840 United States

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kitchen cabinet

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A kitchen cabinet is where all the important utensils for eating and cooking are held.