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Chapter 12 Vocab SX
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| John Quincy Adams | 6th US president in the election of 1824 |
| Andrew Jackson | Military hero, candidate in the 1824 election, winner of 1828 election |
| Jacksonian Democracy | Idea of spreading power to common people |
| Spoils System | Practice of giving gov. jobs to political backers |
| John C. Calhoun | Advocate of strong central government, who later became a champion for states rights |
| Tariff of Abominations | 1828 law that upset southerners by raising tariffs on raw materials and manufactured goods |
| Doctrine of Nullification | right of a state to reject a federal law if it's considered unconstitutional |
| Sequoya | Cherokee who invented a writing system for his people |
| Indian Removal Act | 1830 act that gave gov. power to force Native Americans to move west |
| Indian Territory | Present day Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska |
| Trail of Tears | 1838-1839 journey of Cherokee people from their home to the Indian territory |
| Webster-Hayne Debate | 1830 debate over nullification |
| Daniel Webster | powerful senator who advocated states rights |
| Secession | to withdraw from the Union |
| Inflation | When economy experiences an increase in prices and a decrease in the value of money |
| Martin Van Buren | Andrew Jackson's VP and president in 1836. |
| Panic of 1837 | Time of economic fear where people demanded banks to exchange their paper money for gold and silver |
| Depression | severe economic slump |
| Whig Party | Political party that opposed Jackson's Policies |
| William Henry Harrison | Whig Party candidate for 1840 election. |
| John Tyler | New England's choice for president in fiercely disputed 1824 election. Winner of said election. |