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The Jackson Era Flashcards

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plurality (vocab)

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the largest number of something, but less than half

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majority (vocab)

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more than half of a total number of something

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mudslinging (vocab)

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a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make the opponent look bad

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bureaucracy (vocab)

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a system of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than elected officials

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nominating convention (vocab)

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a meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices

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spoils system (vocab)

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practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters

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the election of 1824 (event)

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  • one of the strangest elections in US history
  • four candidates (andrew jackson, john quincy adams, william crawford, and henry clay)
  • each of the candidates received some votes but none of them got the majority
  • they all had what was needed to become president
  • the winner of this election was chosen by the house of representatives
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william crawford (person)

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  • secretary of treasury
  • from georgia, support from some in the south
  • endorced by former presidents (jefferson, madison, and monroe)
  • had a stroke the summer before the election wich greatly hurt his chance of winning
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john quincy adams (person)

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  • former secretary of state
  • from massachusetts, support from new england
  • criticized by his cold demeanor
  • won the election of 1824
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andrew jackson (person)

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  • won the popular and electoral vote in the election of 1824
  • nationally known as a war hero
  • claimed to be a hero for working-class voters
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henry clay (person)

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  • from kentucky, received western support
  • known as a war hawk and author of the missouri compromise
  • speaker of the house
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john calhoun (person)

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  • states’ rights advocate (south carolina)
  • jackson’s vice president but they both had different views
  • did not support tariffs
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the tariff of 1828 (law)

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  • supported by the north(east) because european goods would cost more than american goods
  • not supported by the south because they liked buying cheaper goods from europe (also lose business)
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south carolina and the nullification act

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  • after the tariffs were placed, south carolina didn’t like or agree with them so it threatened to nullify it. after passing a law saying that the state would not pay it, they also said that they would secede if the federal gov. tried to enforce the tariff. jackson eventually lowered the tariffs but also supported the force act which stated that military power can be used to enforce federal laws. south carolina did nullify this.
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nullification/nullify (vocab)

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cancel/invalidate

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tariff (vocab)

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taxes

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secede (vocab)

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leave (from the country)

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the election of 1828 (event)

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  • won by jackson (again)
  • botus was a big topic in this election
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qualifications for voting and expanding suffrage

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  • white
  • male
  • 21+
  • owning property (for some part)
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martin van buren (person)

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  • won the election of 1836
  • unpopular due to panic of 1837
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suffrage (vocab)

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the right to vote

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caucus (vocab)

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meeting of a political party

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depression (vocab)

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financial (panic of 1837)

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daniel webster (person)

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spoke against nullification

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the five civilized tribes of the southeast

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cherokee, seminole, creek, shawnee, and chippewa

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the indian removal act (law)

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relocation of tribes that lived east of the mississippi river

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worchester v gerogia (court case)

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  • cherokee tactic used to fight for their land
  • past treaties signed between the US gov. and cherokee nation
  • ruled that the state of georgia could not take away cherokee land but the decision said nothing about the federal government
  • jackson did not like this
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the trail of tears (event)

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  • cherokee journey westward to oklahoma
  • many causalities
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osceola and the seminole wars (person/event)

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  • wars fought in florida to help keep native american land
  • no actual winner
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the election of 1832 (event)

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  • jackson won again
  • bank of the united states was a big issue/topic of discussion
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functions of the bank of the united states

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  • regulate money supply
  • collect taxes
  • issue national currency
  • served as a bank of the gov. and private citizens
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reasons why president jackson didn’t like the bank

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  • it benefited the wealthy
  • it was unconstitutional
  • controlled by private citizens
  • he had a general distrust for banks
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nicholas bibble (person)

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president of the bank of the united states

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the election of 1836 (event)

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won by martin van buren

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national republicans (whigs) (political party)

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  • popular in the northeast
  • favored federal > state rights
  • only around for a couple of decades
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democrats (political party)

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  • jackson’s party
  • popular in sw
  • favored states rights
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the election of 1840 (event)

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won by william henry harrison

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panic of 1837

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financial panic caused by jacksons past choices

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