Chapter 10 The Age of Jackson Flashcards
(23 cards)
a meeting at which a political party selects its presidential and vice presidential candidate; first held in the 1820s
nominating conventions
an expansion of voting rights during the popular Andrew Jackson administration
Jacksonian Democracy
a political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824
Democratic Party
American politician and supporter of slavery and states’ rights, he served as vice president to Andrew Jackson and was instrumental in the South Carolina nullification crisis
John C. Calhoun
a politicians’ practice of giving government jobs to his or her supporters
spoils system
American politician and secretary of state under Andrew Jackson, he later became the 8th president of the United States
Martin Van Buren
President Andrew Jackson’s group of informal advisers; so called because they often met in the White House kitchen
Kitchen Cabinet
the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it
Tariff of Abominations
the belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government
states’ rights doctrine
a dispute led by John C Calhoun that said that states could ignore federal laws if they believed those laws violated the Constitution
nullification crisis
American lawyer and statesman, he spoke out against nullification and states’ rights, believing that the country should stay unified
Daniel Webster
U.S. Supreme Court case that declared the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional and that Maryland could not interfere with it
McCulloch v Maryland
a political party formed in 1834 by opponents of Andrew Jackson and who supported a strong legislature
Whig Party
a financial crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression
Panic of 1837
American politician, he served as the governor of Indian Territory and fought Tecumseh in the Battle of Tippecanoe. He was the 9th president of the United States
William Henry Harrison
a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
Indian Removal Act
an area covering most of present-day Oklahoma to which most Native Americans in the Southeast were forced to move in the 1830s
Indian Territory
a government agency created in the 1800s to oversee federal policy toward Native Americans
Bureau of Indian Affairs
American Indian scholar and craftsman, he created a writing system for the Cherokee language and taught literacy to many Cherokee
Sequoya
the Supreme Court ruling that stated that the Cherokee nation was a distinct territory over which only the federal government had authority; ignored by both President Andrew Jackson and the state of Georgia
Worcester v Georgia
an 800 mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of almost one-fourth of the Cherokee people
Trail of Tears
Native American leader of Fox and Sauk Indians, he resisted the U.S.-ordered removal of Indian nations from Illinois and raided settlements and fought the U.S. Army
Black Hawk
Florida Seminole leader, he resisted removal by the U.S. government despite an earlier treaty that Seminole leaders had been forced to sign. He was eventually captured and died in prison
Osceola
