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John Quincy Adams | John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States. He served as American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. |
Andrew Jackson | A former military hero from Tennessee. HE became president. |
Jacksonian Democracy | The idea of spreading political power to all the people. |
Spoils System | The practice of winning canidates giving government jobs to political supporters. |
Sequoya | A Cherokee silversmith. In 1821 he completed his independent creation of a Cherokee syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible. |
Indian Removal Act | Called for the government to negotiate treaties that would require Native Americans to relocate west. |
Indian Territory | Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska to which Native Americans were moved under Indian Removal Act. |
Trails Of Tears | The tragic journey of the Cherokee people from their homeland to Indian Territory. |
Osceola | Seminole Indian chief. He led his people in the Seminole Wars. |
John C. Calhoun | One of the master spirits. |
Tariff Of Abominations | A law that raised the tariffs on raw materials and manufactured goods. |
Doctrine Of Nullification | A right of a state to reject a federal law that it considers unconstitutional. |
Webster-Hayne Debate | A debate between Daniel Webster and Robert Hayne over the doctrine of nullification. |
Daniel Webster | A senator from massachusetts and the most p[owerful speaker of his time. |
Secession | To withdraw. |
Inflation | An increase in the price of goods and services and a decrease in the value of money. |
Martin Van Buren | He was elected president in 1836. |
Panic Of 1837 | A financial crisis in which banks closed and the credit system collapsed. |
Depression | A severe economic slump. |
Whig Party | A political party organized in 1834 to oppese the policies of Andrew jackson. |
`William Henry Harrison | He was chosen by the Whigs to run for president. |
John Tyler | He was chosen by the Whigs to run for vice-president. |