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04/06/2011

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favorite son
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received the support of their home state rather than the national party
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William H. Crawford
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former congress man, ran for president
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Andrew Jackson
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7th president, tough, nick name "old Hickory", favored the lower class
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Henry Clay
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speaker of the house, ran for president, from the west, fought for his program of international improvement, high tariffs, and a stronger national bank. 2nd vice president to Jackson
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John Quincy Adams
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sixth president also ran for 2nd term, son of 2nd president John Adams, recieved suupport from merchants of the Northeast
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majority
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more than half
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plurality
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largest single share
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old hickory
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nickname for Andrew Jackson, means strong
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spoils system
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Jackson fired many federal workers and replaced them with his supporters
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jacksons actions- vetoes
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Jackson only vetoed laws that benefit only the rich
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tariff
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a fee paid by merchants who imported goods
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Tariff of Abominations
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a name for the hated tariff
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secede
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to break away
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John C. Calhoun
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John Q. Adams and Jackson's vice president, disagreed with jackson and was fired by jackson
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nullify
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to cancel
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Nullification Crisis
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forced South Carolina to accept the tariff
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Compromise Tariff
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made by henry clay, let the tariff become lower over years
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Force Bill
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allowed to use United States military to enforce laws
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relocate
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to force a person or group of people to move
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Indian Removal Act
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the government paid native americans to move west.
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Indian Territory
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an area in present day Oklahoma
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Cherokee Nation
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the Cherokee refused to give up their land so they sued the united states but lost the case
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Worcester v. Georgia
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Samuel Worcester, an american, fought for the Cherokees land against the state of georgia.
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Trail of Tears
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the Cherokees were forced to move or else fight a war so the Cherokees moved west
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Martin Van Buren
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8th president ,friend of Jackson, the 3rd vice president, beilieved in laissez-faire
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depression
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a period in which business and employment fall to a very low level
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Panic of 1837
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the start of the depression
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laissez-faire
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the government shall interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy
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Whigs
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a group of people who thought they might win the election and nominated William Henry Harrison
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William Henry Harrison
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9th president of the united states, a hero of the war in 1812, symbol was a log cabin, man of the people
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John Tyler
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a candidate for presidency, from Virginia, vice president to William Harrison
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“Tippecanoe and Tyler too”
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john Tyler's campaign slogan
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log cabin campaign
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a name given to William Harrison's campaign
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