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Unit 8 Vocabulary

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Election of 1824 Election between Adams, Clay, Jackson, Crawford; House of Representatives chose the winner; no candidate received a majority of the votes
Election of 1828 Rematch between Jackson and Adams; Jackson elected the 7th president.
Electoral Vote The 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 of State; 6th US president, winner of the Election of 1824
Henry Clay John Quincy Adams' Secretary of State; worked out a compromise tariff in 1832; leader of the Whig Party.
Andrew Jackson Represented the common man and considered the "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 electoral votes.
John C. Calhoun Jackson's first vice-president but resigned; argued in favor of states' rights; from South Carolina.
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; resolved by Henry Clay.
States' Rights The doctrine that states have certain powers not listed in the Constitution (i.g. Nullify, secede).
Tariff of Abominations Highest tariff in US history; 1828; caused the Nullification Crisis when South Carolina 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; had 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 Chocktaw to modern-day Oklahoma; nearly 1/4 of them died along the way.
Jacksonian Democrats Political party formed to support the common man and Andrew Jackson's policies.
Jacksonian Democracy The idea of getting more of the common man involved in the government whether through voting or holding office.
Whigs Political party that was formed to oppose the policies of Andrew Jackson and the Democrats.
Martin Van Buren President Jackson's second vice-president; elected 8th US president; organized the Democratic Party.
Second Bank of the United States Granted twenty year charter in 1811; vetoed and "killed" by President Jackson when its 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 gov't jobs.
Panic of 1837 Economic depression that happened during Martin Van Buren's presidency.
William Henry Harrison 9th US president; Whig Party; tried to portray himself as the common man.
Indian Removal Act Law that required the Cherokee, Chocktaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole to move to Indian Territory in modern-day Oklahoma.
Nullify To declare a law passed by Congress to be null and void; to cancel out.
Secede To withdraw or leave a country.
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