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APUSH Chapter 13

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Seminole leader who tried to fight the Indian Removal Act, but was seized by Americans under a flag of truce. Osceola
Led the "Old 300" families into Texas with the conditions that they must become Mexican citizens, they must become Catholic, and no slavery was allowed. Stephen Austin
Whig who won the 1840 election vs. Van Buren William Henry Harrison
Texas president who led his troops in the Battle of San Jacinto (turning point of the war) Sam Houston
South's main spokesperson, wrote the "South Carolina Exposition." John C. Calhoun
Led 6,000 soldiers in the Battle of the Alamo and at Goliad but eventually lost the war and signed Texas off as independent. Santa Anna
Led the Sauk and Fox braves from Illinois and Wisconsin and were bloodily crushed in 1832 by regular troops. Black Hawk
Commanded the Texans but was defeated twice by Santa Anna. William Travis
Rewarded political party workers with government jobs. This meant that government workers already in office had to be fired to make room for the new. Spoils system
Smaller than "pet" banks, fly-by-night operations that often consisted of a little more than a few chairs and a suitcase full of printed notes. Wildcat banks
Election of 1828, Adams was their standard-bearer. National Republicans
Andrew Jackson's victory broke the line of presidents from Virgina and Massachusetts, and to many citizens represented the triumph of the common man. Revolution of 1828
House of Representatives must choose amoung the top three candidates for president. Adams eventually won. Twelfth Amendment
Congress had raised the tariff significantly and was hated by all Jacksonians. They jacked it up to 45% thinking it would never pass, but it did. North liked it, south and west hated it. Tariff of Abominations
Took the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions to the next level. Said that the states, such as SC, could nullify the tariff. South Carolina Exposition
Removed the worst parts of the Tariff of 1828 (aka Tariff of Abominations) Tariff of 1832
A supposed conspiracy to gain a slave state. Slavocracy
Compromise bill proposed by Henry Clay that would gradually reduce the Tariff of 1832 by about 10% over a period of 8 years. Tariff of 1833
Cherokee were forced to walk from their Georgia homes to Oklahoma (4,000 out of 15,000 died) The Trail of Tears
Caused by over-speculation, Andrew Jackson's bank poilicies and resultant chaos, Jackson's "specie circular", failure of crops and the failure of two major banks in England. Panic of 1837
Indians of Florida who tried to fight the Indian Removal Act but lost and were moved to present-day Oklahoma. Seminole Indians
Suggested by Van Buren saying the government should "divorce" itself from banking altogether. Divorce Bill
In many ways acted as a branch of government. It was a private institution accountable not to the people, but to its elite circle of moneyed investors. Bank of the United States
North's main spokesperson Daniel Webster
The common man's party. True to founder TJ's beliefs, loved states' rights, made up of lower classes (mostly farmers), mostly people of West & South. Democratic Party
Formed by Jackson in opposition to the Bank of the United States. "Pet" banks
Disliked Jackson and liked Henry Clay's American System, especially its internal improvements. The "upper class's" party. Whig party
Passed by Congress which forced all Indians to move westward. Indian Removal Act (1830)
Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles. Five Civilized Tribes
A secret society. They either disliked Masons or disliked Jackson. The Anti-Masonic Party
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