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Jackson Era- Terms

Jackson Era Review- Important Terms to Know

QuestionAnswer
Spoils system Giving government jobs to your friends or people who help you get elected
Trail of Tears the forced removal of Indians west of the Mississippi River
Democrats what the Democratic Republicans changed their name to in the 1820's
Liberia the free country that was set up for freed black states to move to
Prohibition the amendment that lasted for 15 years and made liquor against the law
19th amendment gave women the right to vote
Civil Service System giving jobs to people who score highest on a test
nationalism having pride or loyalty for your country
reformer name for a person who tried to improve conditions
abolitionists people who were against slavery
temperance society was against liquor
tariff a tax on imported goods
succession dropping out or leaving the Union
suffragists wanted women to have the right to vote
nullify to throw out a law
Missouri Compromise one free state and one slave state entered the Union to keep North and South both happy
Industrial Revolution a change from hand tools to using machines
Items the South produced tobacco, sugar cane, rice
Cotton Gin A machine that quickly separated seeds from cotton fiber... And increased the need for slaves to pick the cotton and a plantation system to grow the cotton
Adams-Onis Treaty an agreement that the U.S. would purchase the territory of Florida from Spain
Underground Railroad a secret route that slaves used to escape to freedom
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