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Andrew Jackson
Review of concepts re. Jackson's Presidency and Jacksonian Democracy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| John Calhoun | Jackson's first vice president who disagreed with him over issues like the Tariff of Abominations and Peggy Eaton. |
| Peggy Eaton | Wife of Jackson's Secretary of War who was "picked on" by the other ladies in Washington because of her scandalous reputation. |
| John Quincy Adams | Winner of the Corrupt Bargain Election of 1824. |
| Henry Clay | Became the Secretary of State after making a sketchy deal with the winner of the Corrupt Bargain Election. Was also the Speaker of the House of Representatives at the time. |
| Andrew Jackson | Felt like he got cheated in 1824 but won "bigly" in 1828 after a brutal name calling election. |
| Nicholas Biddle | President of the Bank of the United States and enemy of Jackson because of his control of "The Monster." |
| Martin Van Buren | Jackson's second Vice President. |
| Rachel Jackson | Should have become the first lady but died because of the reports of her marriage to two men at the same time! |
| Tariff of Abominations | Raised the prices on foreign goods so that Americans would be more willing to buy products produced by the Northern States. |
| Trail of Tears | The Cherokees' journey westward following Jackson's order to free up Southern lands for white farmers. |
| The Five Civilized Tribes | Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole |
| Spoils System | The ability of a winning President to appoint friends/supporters to his cabinet and to other advisory positions. |
| South Carolina Exposition and Protest | Written by John Calhoun to assert that states should have the right to nullify federal laws they view as unconstitutional. |
| Nullification | To ignore or refuse to enforce a federal law within your state's borders. |
| Secede | When a state decides to separate or drop out from the Union. |
| William Crawford | Another candidate in the Corrupt Bargain election who had a stroke and had to withdraw from the election. |
| The Hermitage | Andrew Jackson's plantation in Tennessee. |
| New Orleans | Jackson was the Hero of this city during the War of 1812 when he didn't know that it was time to quit killing Redcoats. |
| Veto | What Jackson did to the renewal of the Bank of the United States' charter. |
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