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Unit 9
Age of Jackson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Spoils System | Jackson's practice of giving government jobs to political supporters |
| Jacksonian Democracy | more power to the "common man" white men without land could vote |
| Trail of Tears | March of Cherokees from their homelands in Georgia to the Indian territory |
| Corrupt Bargain | bargain in 1824 between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay that gave Adams the presidency |
| Whig Party | Party formed by Jackson's opponents in the 1830's |
| Panic of 1837 | Resulted from Jackson's war with the bank |
| Martin Van Buren | Jackson's adviser and Vice President |
| Henry Clay | Jackson's main rival and political oppornent |
| John C. Calhoun | Jackson's vice president and political opponent in the Nullification crisis |
| Nicholas Biddle | Second National Bank President and Jackson's opponent in his war with the bank |
| Osceola, Black Hawk, John Ross, Tsali | Native Americans who resisted Jackson's removal |
| 5 civilized tribes | Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek Seminole |
| How did the Nullification Crisis end? | Henry Clay get congress to pass compromise tariff of 1833 |
| Nicknames for Jackson | King Andrew, Old Hickory |
| Examples of Cherokee's "civilized" culture | Newspaper, written language, farmers, Constitution, white clothing, education |
| Nullification Doctrine | Idea that states could nullify or ignore a national law--based on Jefferson's Kentucky and Virginia resolutions |
| Tariff of Abominations | High tariff on imported goods that the South hated |