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8 Hist Ch 11 BJU AR
8 Hist Ch 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson | First president elected from a state west of the original 13 states. He was a lawyer, judge, politician, Indian fighter and planter. He was a champion to the common people. |
| Black Hawk | Illinois-Wisconsin area Sauk leader who was defeated by American regulars and militia in 1832 |
| Compromise of 1833 | Compromise to gradually lower tariffs |
| Daniel Webster | Massachusetts congressman and senator who spoke for the North and was a strong supporter of the federal gov't |
| Henry Clay | Jackson's rival for the presidency in 1832, who failed to save the Bank of the United States |
| House of Representatives | Whig strategy plan to win 1836 presidency was to send election here for final decision. |
| Indians | United States gov't did not consider this group to be subjects or citizens and Jackson's presidency treated them poorly |
| John C. Calhoun | Advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification. He resigned as vice-president |
| John Tyler | 10th President, who did not agree with many of his party's (Whigs) views |
| lame duck | a politician who is still in office after having lost a reelection bid |
| Martin Van Buren | 8th President hand picked by Andrew Jackson. He suggested separating the gov't from private banking. |
| Martin Van Buren | United Stated experienced severe ecomonic depression during his presidency. |
| National Bank | Jackson viewed this entity to be harmful, unconstiutional and vetoed the bill to recharter. It was a key issue during the 1832 presidential campaign |
| Nicholas Biddle | President of the National Bank. He was from Philadelphia. |
| nullification | idea that a state could cancel a federal law within the state. Hotly debated between Webster and Hayne |
| Ordinance of Nullification | South Carolina tries to nullify (National) tariff |
| pet banks | State banks where Andrew Jackson placed deposits removed from the federal National Bank. The results were the failure of many state banks. |
| protective tariffs | type of tariffs that forced the South to buy American-made items, and reduced trade with foreign countries which caused cotton prices fall |
| Roger B. Taney | Chief Justice after John Marshall |
| Samuel A. Worcester | He ran into trouble with Georgia over his position on Indian lands |
| secession | the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union |
| Specie Circular | It required payment for government land to be in gold and silver. Jackson's way to curb inflation. |
| spoils system | the practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs |
| Texas | state added to U.S. while John Tyler was president |
| the Kitchen Cabinet | Andrew Jackson's informal group of advisors |
| the Specie Circular | act requiring anyone who bought gov't lands to pay for them in gold & silver |
| Tippecanoe and Tyler too | Slogan for Harrison's campaign with Tyler. Involved Harrisons War of 1812 victory |
| Trail of Tears | The removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839 |
| Webster-Ashburton Treaty | Settled the U.S.-Canadian border in Northeast. |
| Whigs | Anti-Jackson political party that challenged 1836 Democrats. They opposed slavery, supported high tariffs & infrastructure (roads, sewers, etc) improvements, and wanted to restore the Nationall bank |
| William Henry Harrison | 9th president. Shortest and most insignificant presidency. First president to die in office |
| Worcester v. Georgia | Supreme Court ruled that Georgia law does not apply on Cherokee land. |
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