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VA US 5.7

VA US Vocabulary 5.7

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caucus a closed meeting of party members for the purpose of choosing a candidate.
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) Served as an American military officer, House of Representatives, Senate and 7th President of the United States from 1829-1837.
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) Eighth president of the United States.
Jacksonian Democracy Andrew Jackson and his followers political philosophy concerned with the interests of the common people and limiting the role of the federal government.
spoils system the practice of the political party in power giving jobs and appointments to its supporters, rather than to people based on their qualifications.
Indian Removal Act Act passed by Congress in 1830 that allowed the federal government to negotiate land exchanges with the American Indians in the Southeast.
Trail of Tears A forced march of the Cherokee Indians to move west of the Mississippi in the 1830s.
Tariff of Abominations An 1828 protective tariff, so-named by its southern opponents.
John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) Served as U.S. Vice President, secretary of war, secretary of state and in both houses of Congress. Noted as champion of states' rights and of slavery. One of the most influential supporters of American nationalism.
nullification A theory that states could nullify, or void, any federal law they deemed unconstitutional.
Whigs Members of the nationalist political party formed in 1832 in opposition to the Democrats.
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