Ch. 10 Flashcards
New York Senator. Helped organize the democratic effort, part of the Jackson campaign. “Little Magician”
Martin Van Buren
Monroe’s Secretary of State. Won the 4 candidate race. Strong nationalist, national republicans.
John Quincy Adams
Jackson’s running mate
John Calhoun
“Great compromiser”, Adams’ Vice President. Chief advocate of economic nationalism in congress.
Henry Clay
Hero of the battle of Tippecanoe, ran for president under the Whig party.
William Henry Harrison
The people’s president
Andrew Jackson
Made the written Cherokee alphabet
Sequoyah
State’s rights Virginian. Harrison’s running mate
John Tyler
Closed meeting of party leaders
Caucus
Replace state banks as a depository for federal funds
Independent treasury
Funding for roads, canals, and harbor developments.
Internal improvements
State delegates gather to nominate the party’s presidential and Vice Presidential candidates
National convention
States could reject congressional acts they seemed unconstitutional
Nullification
Written statement describing where the party stood on various issues.
Platform
Replacement of government officials
Spoils system