Flashcards: Nardella - 8 - CA#5 - Part 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 tariff | A tax on imported goods |
| nullify | To reject a federal law, because it is viewed as unconstitutional |
| Monroe Doctrine | warned Europe not to re-establish colonies in the Americas |
| How did the US get Florida? | In 1819, by terms of the Adams-Onis Treaty, Spain ceded Florida to the United States |
| Spoils System | The practice of giving government jobs to political supporters |
| Indian Removal Act | Most members of the five nations had been relocated west, opening 25 million acres of land to white settlement and to slavery. |
| What two political parties formed after the Election of 1824? | The Democrats and the Republicans |
| Jacksonian Democracy | Political philosophy that puts its faith in the common people |
| Corps of Discovery | Lewis & Clark Expedition |
| Sacagawea | Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis & Clark |
| Manifest Destiny | Belief that the US would expand across the North American continent |
| Trail of Tears | 4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands |
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