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Unit 8 Jackson Vocab
Jackson
Term | Definition |
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Election of 1824 | Election between Adams, Clay, Jackson, Crawford. House of Reps chose the winner, as no candidate received a majority of the votes. |
Election of 1828 | Rematch between Jackson and Adams. Jackson won and became the 7th president. |
Electoral Vote | Number of votes that determines the president. Must be a majority or one more than half. |
Corrupt Bargain | Agreement between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay in which Adams won the Election of 1824; Clay then became his Secretary of State. |
John Quincy Adams | Monroe's Secretary on States. 6th US pres, winner of the 1824 election. |
Henry Clay | John Quincy Adams SOS. Worked out a compromise tariff in 1832, leader of the Whig party. |
Andrew Jackson | Represented the common man and considered "People's President". |
Worcester v Georgia | Court case in which the Cherokee won the right to stay on their land. |
Electoral college | Group that chooses the president of the United States. |
Electors | A member of the Electoral college. |
House of Representatives | Part of Congress that impeaches the president, passes revenue bills and chooses the president if no candidate gets a majority of the electoral votes. |
John C. Calhoun | Jackson's first vice president but he resigned. Argued in favor of states rights. From SC |
Popular vote | The number of people that vote for a presidential candidate. Doesn't directly choose the president/ |
Tariff | Tax on imported goods. Favored by the north, opposed by the south. |
Nullification Crisis | Situation in Jackson's presidency when south Carolina refused to follow the Tariff of 1828. Compromise by Henry Clay. |
States' Rights | The doctrine that states have certain powers not listed in the Constitution. ex Nullify, Secede |
Tariff of Abominations | Highest tariff in US history, in 1828, Caused the Nullification Crisis when SC refused to pay it. |
Indian Territory. | Located in Modern day Oklahoma, where reservations for natives were established. |
Cherokee | Native tribe from TN, GA, and SC. Has an alphabet, newspaper, and sued the government to stay on their land. |
Sequoya | Native American that developed a system of writing for the Cherokee. |
Trail of Tears | The forced removal of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw to modern day Oklahoma. |
Jacksonian Democrats | Political party formed to support the common man and Andrew Jackson's policies. The idea of getting more of the common man involved in the government through voting and holding office. |
Whigs | Political party that was formed to oppose the policies of Andrew Jackson and the Democrats. |
Second Bank of the United States | Granted twenty year charter in 1811. Vetoed by President Andrew Jackson when it's funds were removed. |
Suffrage | The right to vote. |
Caucus System | Process by which more of the common man select candidates for president. |
Spoils System | The process of rewarding political supporters with government jobs. |
Panic of 1837 | Economic depression that happened during Martin Van Buren's presidency. |
William Henry Harrison | 9th US president. Whig party. He tried to portray himself as the common man. |
Indian Removal Act | Law that required the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole to move to Indian Territory in modern day Oklahoma. |
Nullify | To declare a law passed by congress to be null/void. To cancel out. |
Secede | To withdraw or leave a country. |
Martin Van Buren | President Jackson's second vice-president. Elected the 10th US president. Organized the democratic party. |