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8th Grade Social Stu
People and Vocabulary-Chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| interstate commerce | trade between 2 or more states |
| nullification | to declare a federal law unconstitutional |
| charter | legal document giving certain rights to a person or company |
| spoils system | replacing government workers with one's supporters |
| Henry Clay | Congressman from the West; he proposed the American system |
| Andrew Jackson | Known as "Old Hickory"; he was the "people's president" |
| Sequoyah | Cherokee leader who developed a written alphabet for their language |
| William Henry Harrison | Won presidential election of 1840; helped by his "log cabin" campaign |
| Daniel Webster | Congressman from the North-Massachusetts |
| John C. Calhoun | Spokesperson for the west in Congress |
| James Monroe | President who delivered a warning to Europe |