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Unit 8 vocab
Jeffersonian era vocab quiz tomorrow
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| James Monroe | 5th president from 1817-1825, start of "The Era of Good Feelings" |
| Simon Bolivar | Led independence movements in South America, known as the "Liberator" |
| Miguel Hidalgo | Helped organize Native Americans and free Mexico from Spain |
| Henry Clay | Created the "American System," which planned to build infrastructure |
| John C Calhoun | Congressman from SC, opposed tariffs, against nullification |
| John Quincy Adams | 6th president, Winner of the Corrupt Bargain election of 1824 |
| Andrew Jackson | 7th President, largely responsible for the southeast Native American removal |
| Martin Van Buren | 8th president, One term president experiencing the Panic of 1837 |
| William Henry Harrison | 9th President, First Whig president, end of Jacksonian Era |
| Sectionalism | Devoting interest to your geographic region over the country as a whole |
| Abomination | disgust or hatred (tariff of abomination) |
| Suffrage | Right to vote |
| Charter | Official document that allows a person or company to operate |
| Spoils System | Rewarding government jobs to loyal supporters of the party |
| Jacksonian Democracy | Period in 1820's and 30's, belief that common people should vote and hold office, did not like elites |
| Nullification | Action by a state which cancels federal law to which the state objects |
| Trail of Tears | A forced Cherokee journey in winter of 1837-38 to their new land west of the Mississippi River where many died along the way |