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Module 10 lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| States' Rights Doctrine | The belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government |
| Nullification Crisis | a dispute led by John C. Calhoun that said that states could ignore federal laws if they believed those laws violated the Constitution |
| Daniel Webster | American lawyer and statesman, he spoke out agail st nullification and states' rights, believing that the country should stay unified. |
| William Henry Harrison | American politician, he served as the governor of Indian Territory and fought Tecumseh in the Battle of Tippecanoe. He was the ninth president of the United States. |
| Criteria | Where something could be judged |
| Whig Party | political party formed in 1834 by opponents of Andrew Jackson and who supported a strong legislature |
| Panic of 1837 | A financial crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression |
| Muculloch v. Maryland | U.S. Supreme Court case that declared the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional and that Maryland could not interfere with it |
| Tariff of Abominations | the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed of it |
| Explain how the economy had a role in the presidential election of 1840. | Martin van bruen had the panic of 1837 that started it all. People were out of work. Banks shut down. |
| What led to the Panic of 1837? | The banking system, Andrew jasksons had a plan od shutting down banks |
| Why did some criticize the Second Bank of the United States? | People had too much money. |
| What did the Southern states claim were reasons for opposition to the tariffs? | It was unfair to southerners because they payed less then the north. |