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Chapter 12 Vocab KL
Question | Answer |
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Monroe's secretary of state and New England's choice for president. | John Quincy Adams |
A former military hero form Tennessee. | Andrew Jackson |
The idea of spreading political power to the common people. | Jacksonian democracy |
The practice of giving governments jobs to political backers. | spoils system |
A Cherokee that invented a writing system for the Cherokee use. | Sequoya |
An act that told the government to negotiate treaties for the Indians to relocate. | Indian Removal Act |
An area where the Indians in the South were moved. | Indian Territory |
The harsh journey of the Cherokee from their homeland to the Indian Territory. | Trail of Tears |
A Seminole leader that won many battles. | Osceola |
A young Congressman and he fought for states' rights. | John C.Calhoun |
A high tariff on raw materials. Farmers hated it hence the name. | Tariff of Abominations |
A stated that said states have the right to nullify a federal law that it considers it unconstitutional. | doctrine of nullification |
A debate in senate about the doctrine of nullification. | Webster-Hayne debate |
A very good speaker in the debate. | Daniel Webster |
Withdrawal for the Union | secession |
An increase in prices and a decrease in the value of money. | inflation |
The president in 1836. | Martin Van Buren |
Widespread fear of the collapse of the economy. | Panic of 1837 |
A severe economic slump. | depression |
A political party formed by people who disliked Jackson. | Whig Party |
The president in 1840. Died a month after inauguration. | William Henry Harrison |
William Harrison's Vice president became president when he Harrison died. | John Tyler |