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8th Grade Am.History Chapter 12
Terms in Chapter 12 The American Nation
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09/11/2011

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suffrage
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right to vote
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nullification
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act of cancelling a law
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spoils system
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practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs
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kitchen cabinet
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group of unofficial presidential advisers
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spoils ("To the victor belongs the spoils.")
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earned benefits
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Bank of the United States
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viewed by Jackson as mostly helping the wealthy
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Andrew Jackson
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viewed by the common people as their champion
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Panic of 1837
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from large sums of money that speculators borrowed from banks
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Nullification Act
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South Carolina's protest of the tariff of 1832
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Tariff of Abominations
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highest in history; protected northern manufacturers; hurt southern planters
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three-year depression
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Martin Van Buren's presidency
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Whigs
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new political party of 1830s which attracted former supporters of John Quincey Adams
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unpopularity of John Quincey Adams
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came from his desire to increase federal spending
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Trail of Tears
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1838 - US Army drove 15,000 Cherokees westward, with thousands dying
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Indian Removal Act of 1830
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forced many Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi
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Seminole
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three wars between 1817 - 1857 which ended with their forced removal from Florida
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depression
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period when business declines and many people lose their jobs
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"Tippecanoe and Tyler too"
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William Henry Harrison's campaign slogan
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states' rights
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right to limit the power of the federal government
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caucus
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private meeting
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nominating convention
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beginning in 1830s - delegates from states meet to chose the party's candidate
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