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US History Ch.12

Ch.12 Vocabulary JX

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Monroe's secretary of state. John Quincy Adams
A former military hero from Tennessee who was elected president. Andrew Jackson
The idea of spreading political power to all the people ensuring majority rule. Jacksonian democracy
The practice of giving government jobs to political backers. spoils system
A brilliant Cherokee who invented a writing system for the Cherokee language without ever having learned to read or write in any other language. Sequoya
Called for government to negotiate treaties that would require Native Americans to relocate west. Indian Removal Act
An area of what is now Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska in which Native Americans were moved to. Indian Territory
The harsh journey of the Cherokee from their homeland to Indian Territory. Trail of Tears
An important leader in the Second Seminole War. Osceola
Elected to the U.S. Congress and soon became one of its leaders, supporting the need for a strong central government, and become something of a hero to the nation's young people. He spoke out against sectionalism. John C. Calhoun
Name given to the significantly raised tariff on raw materials and manufactured goods because Southerners hated it. Tariff of Abominations
Proposed by Calhoun saying that a state had the right to nullify a federal law that it considers unconstitutional. doctrine of nullification
A great debate in American history that took place in the U.S. Senate over the doctrine of nullification. Webster-Hayne debate
A senator from Massachusetts and the most powerful speaker of his time who took one side on the debate against Robert Y. Hayne. Daniel Webster
Withdrawal from the Union. seccesion
An increase in prices and decrease in the value of money. inflation
Vice President elected president because of Jackson's popularity. Martin Van Buren
A widespread fear about the state of the economy that spread throughout the country shortly after Van Buren took office. Panic of 1837
Severe economic slump. depression
A Political party formed by Clay, Webster, and other Jackson opponents. Whig Party
From Ohio, chosen by the Whigs to run for president. William Henry Harrison
From Virginia, chosen by the Whigs to run for vice-president. John Tyler
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