Chp. 10 AmStud #23-44 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 South Carolina Exposition and Protest | this document authored by John C. Calhoun in 1828 was a direct protest of the Tariff of Abominations; if it was not repealed, South Carolina would secede from the union |
| Tariff of 1832 | a.k.a. the Tariff of Abominations, this was a tax on goods that was a target of southern anger because Jackson's supporters in Congress passed this in order to increase the northern support for Jackson in the next presidential election year |
| Force Bill | passed by Andrew Jackson in 1833 to authorize him to use whatever force neccessary to enforce Federal tariffs, leads to the Compromise which leads to the end of the Nullification Crisis |
| Tariff of 1833 | passed by Congress, this was a revision of the Tariff of 1832 and agreed to lower the tariff rate back to the 1816 rate by the year of 1842 through a series of very small decreases followed by a large cut in the final year |
| Five Civilized Tribes | Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Native Americans' group name |
| Sequoyah | Cherokee scholar who developed a system of language as well as publishing a tribal newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix |
| Cherokee Nation v Georgia 1831 | in this Supreme Court Case, the court defines that Native Americans are domestic dependent nations and that they could not rule on the case because of this; no ruling was issued |
| Worcester v Georgia 1832 | in this Supreme Court Case, Chief Justice John Marshall rules in favor of the Cherokee Indians and claimed that the state they inhabited couldn't extend its laws into Cherokee land; this decision is not enforced because Andrew Jackson along with his army, forces the Indians to leave |
| Indian Removal Act | this document approved for the appropriation of funds for the creation of relocation land for the Native Americans as well as the removal of the Native Americans from the states sometimes by force |
| Trail of Tears | this was known as a forced Indian removal to the Indian Territory (modern day Oklahoma) provoked by the Indian Removal Act in 1830 |
| Black Hawk Wars | conflict that resulted when the leader of the Saulk and Fox Confederation's leader decided to return to his homeland of the Illinois Territory |
| Second Bank of the U.S. | lead by Nicholas Biddle, this institution was the successor of the original financial institution created by Alexander Hamilton |
| Nicholas Biddle | this man was the President of the 2nd Bank of the United States; his arrogance further contributed to the suspicion that the bank abused its powers and served the interest of the wealthy |
| Election of 1836 | Martin Van Buren defeats numerous candidates from the up and coming Whig political party such as Daniel Webster, William H. Harrison, Hugh Lawson, and W.P. Magnum 170 Electoral votes to 124 Electoral votes |
| Specie Circular | issued by Andrew Jackson, this said that in order to buy land, you had to buy it using gold and/or silver |
| Election of 1840 | William Henry Harrison defeats Martin Van Buren because Van Buren could not find immediate action towards the turmoil he was left when he began his presidency; "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" become the duo that control the white house |
| William H. Harrison | 9th President of the U.S. ; Winning General of the Battle of Tippecanoe; dies on his inauguration day due to illness |
| John Tyler | 10th President of the U.S.; replaces William H. Harrison because he was Harrison's Vice President |
| James Fenimore Cooper | New York author famous for writing various Leatherstocking novels such as "The Last of the Mohicans" who had great success in both America and Europe |
| Washington Irving | New York author who is famous for writing "The Sketch Book" which immortalized Rip Van Winkle and the Headless Horseman |
| Hudson River School | founded by Thomas Cole, this institution was a large contributor to the field of landscape painting |
| Thomas Cole | an immigrant to America in 1818, this man found great inspiration in the American landscape and later is the founder of the Hudson River School |
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