Unit 4 Vocabulary

Question 1

the practice of a successful political party giving public office to
its supporter

Answer 1

Spoils System

Question 2

the forced migration of Native Americans from the southeastern
United States to west of the Mississippi River

Answer 2

Trail of Tears

Question 3

a law that allowed President Andrew Jackson to negotiate
treaties with Native American tribes to relocate them from their
homelands in existing states to unsettled land west of the
Mississippi River

Answer 3

Indian Removal Act

Question 4

passed by Congress to promote northern manufacturers and
their industries

Answer 4

Tariff of Abominations

Question 5

the idea of being more loyal to a specific region of a country
than to the country as a whole

Answer 5

Sectionalism

Question 6

a legal theory that states have the right to invalidate federal
laws, treaties, or judicial decisions they believe violate the U.S.
Constitution

Answer 6

Nullification

Question 7

political stances that emphasize the idea of the common people
and often position this group in opposition to a perceived elite
group.

Answer 7

Populist

Question 8

the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a
commodity or service.

Answer 8

Monopoly

Question 9

a legal document that allows a financial institution to operate as
a bank

Answer 9

Bank charter

Question 10

a severe and prolonged economic downturn that can last for
years and affect multiple countries

Answer 10

Depression