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Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson | spread democracy through universal manhood suffrage |
| Spoils System | a reward for party loyalists |
| Corrupt Bargain | what John C. Calhoun called the hiring of Henry Clay as Adam's secretary of state |
| American System | high tariffs, national bank, and federally sponsored internal improvements of canals and roads |
| Tariff of Abominations | evidence that the federal government favored the North over the South |
| The Nullification Crisis | South Carolina's attempts to nullify the government's tariffs |
| Whigs | supported an active federal government that was committed to internal improvements |
| Five Civilized Tribes | the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Cherokee tribes |
| Indian Removal Act | Jackson forced the Indians to leave their home land because he claimed that they were a problem for state sovereignty |
| Trail of Tears | the trail Jackson forced the Indians to take from their home land to Oklahoma |