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8th Grade Social Stu
People and Vocabulary-Chapter 10
Question | Answer |
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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 |