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age of jackson vocab
chapter 12 7 ss vocabulary age of jackson
Term | Definition |
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jacksonian democracy | this is the idea of widening political power to more of the people |
spoils system | this is the practice of rewarding or giving government jobs to political backers |
tariff of abomination | 1828 law congress passed that increases tariff. southerners were not helped; only the north. lead to nullification crisis |
secede | to withdraw |
states' rights | the right to limit the power of the federal governmanr=t |
literacy | ability to read/write |
suffrage | right to vote |
caucus | private meeting of political leaders to choose a canidate |
nominating convention | large meeting of political leaders to choosse a canidate(democratic) |
kitchen cabinet | unofficial advisors to president aj |
nullification crisi | crisis that delt with states rights |
indian removal act | 1830 law that allowed the government to negotiate treaties involving indian land. Many moved west because of this act |
trail of tears | cherokees took this path when they moved west, many died along the way |
panic of 1837 | economic crisis inder van buren -not enough coins to back up paper money -state bank problems -widespread of fear |
depression | when business slows, prices and wages fall and unemployment rises. |
whig party | political party formed, people who supported adams and wanted the government and economy to be closely related. |