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The Age Of Jackson 1
Chapter 12 vocab.
Term | Definition |
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John Quincy Adams | Monroe's secretary of state. |
Andrew Jackson | A former military hero from Tennessee. |
Jackson Democracy | Spreading political power to all people and ensuring majority rule. |
Spoils system | Practicing of giving government jobs to political backers. |
Sequoya | Invented a writing system of 86 characters,for the cherokee language. |
Indian removal Act | Government negotiate treaties that would require Native Americans to relocate west. |
indian Territory | Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska. |
Trail of Tears | Harsh journey of the Cherokee from their homeland to Indian Territory. |
Osceola | Led the seminoles in their fight against removal. |
Tariff of Abominations | Southerners hatred towads tariffs. |
Doctrine of nullification | To nullify or reject a federal law that is considered unconstitutional. |
Webster-Hayne debate | Senate over the doctrine of nullification. |
Daniel Webster | A senator from Massachusetts and the most powerful speaker of his time. |
Secession | Withdrawal from the union. |
Inflation | An increase in prices and decrease in the value of money,was the outcome. |
Martin Van Buren | Elected president in 1836 |
Panic of 1837 | A widespread fear about the state of the economy. |
Depression | A severe economic slump. |
Whig party | Party formed by Clay,Webster, and other opponents of Jackson. |
William Henry Harrison | Chosen by the Whigs to run for president. |
John Tyler | Chosen by the Whigs to run as vice president. |