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Unit 8 Test
8th grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nullify | cancel a law |
| John C. Calhoun | Vice-President for Jackson - believed in States' Rights and Nullification |
| Spoils System | Started by Andrew Jackson and carried on by other presidents. Allows the president to replace government officials with friends, loyal supporters, and people from his own party. |
| Corrupt Bargain | John Quincy Adams stole the 1824 Election from Jackson by making a secret deal with Henry Clay. This led to voter qualifications regarding land ownership to be lifted and more people voted in 1828. |
| Protective Tariff | Tax on foreign imports that protects American made goods and jobs |
| "Old Hickory" | Nickname for Andrew Jackson - his men felt like he was as tough as Hickory wood |
| Electoral College | System that elects the president - check system on the popular vote that is calculated by the number of representatives each state receives |
| Veto | Constitutional power of the president to cancel bills he doesn't support |
| 2nd National Bank of the U.S. | President Jackson destroyed the Bank by vetoing it but also telling the Treasury Department to stop putting money into it |
| Jacksonian Democracy | A form of democracy where common people had more involvement in government |
| Indian Territory - Oklahoma | Many of the five civilized tribes were forced to move here on the Trail of Tears |
| Nullification Crisis | The U.S. almost went into Civil War during this incident where South Carolina wanted to do away with the Tariff bill created by the U.S. Government. |
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