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Chapter 12 Vocab KL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Monroe's secretary of state and New England's choice for president. | John Quincy Adams |
| A former military hero form Tennessee. | Andrew Jackson |
| The idea of spreading political power to the common people. | Jacksonian democracy |
| The practice of giving governments jobs to political backers. | spoils system |
| A Cherokee that invented a writing system for the Cherokee use. | Sequoya |
| An act that told the government to negotiate treaties for the Indians to relocate. | Indian Removal Act |
| An area where the Indians in the South were moved. | Indian Territory |
| The harsh journey of the Cherokee from their homeland to the Indian Territory. | Trail of Tears |
| A Seminole leader that won many battles. | Osceola |
| A young Congressman and he fought for states' rights. | John C.Calhoun |
| A high tariff on raw materials. Farmers hated it hence the name. | Tariff of Abominations |
| A stated that said states have the right to nullify a federal law that it considers it unconstitutional. | doctrine of nullification |
| A debate in senate about the doctrine of nullification. | Webster-Hayne debate |
| A very good speaker in the debate. | Daniel Webster |
| Withdrawal for the Union | secession |
| An increase in prices and a decrease in the value of money. | inflation |
| The president in 1836. | Martin Van Buren |
| Widespread fear of the collapse of the economy. | Panic of 1837 |
| A severe economic slump. | depression |
| A political party formed by people who disliked Jackson. | Whig Party |
| The president in 1840. Died a month after inauguration. | William Henry Harrison |
| William Harrison's Vice president became president when he Harrison died. | John Tyler |