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History Alive, Unit 2, chap 14
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01/04/2011

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democratic party
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supporters of andrew jackson who promised to represent ordinary farmers, workers, and the poor
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"kitchen cabinet"
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group of trusted friends and advisors to President Jackson who met with him in the White House kitchen.
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Spoils System
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the practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs
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civil servant
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employee of the government
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tariff
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a tax by the government on goods imported from another country
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nullification
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the idea that a state has the right to cancel a federal law that the state leaders consider unconstitutional
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secede
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to withdrawl from an organization or alliance
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indian removal act
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1830 law that forced many Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River
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Trail of tears
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forced journey of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to a region west of the Mississippi during which thousands died
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