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10,000: Number of total American soldiers.
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17,000: Number of total Cherokee. Most refused to give up land.
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1500: Number of American soldiers that had died against the Native Americans.
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Andrew Jackson: Received the largest single share in the election of 1824.
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Andrew Jackson: Candidate who represented frontiersmen, immigrants and laborers. Won the election of 1828 by a landslide.
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Andrew Jackson: He spoke for Americans who have been left out of politics.
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Baltimore, Maryland: Where the first Democratic national party took place.
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Black Hawk: The Sauk chieftain who led a force of Sauk and Fox back to their homeland Illinois. They were chased to Iowa, but unfortunately most were killed by the state militia.
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bureaucracy: A system where non-elected officials carried out laws.
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caucus: A closed political meeting
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Cherokee: Group of Native Americans who protested severely against being relocated, but their efforts failed.
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corrupt bargain: In the election of 1824, none of the candidates were able to secure a majority of the electoral vote, thereby putting the outcome in the hands of the House of Representatives, which elected John Quincy Adams over rival Andrew Jackson. Henry Clay was the Speaker of the House at the time, and he convinced Congress to elect Adams. Adams then made Clay his Secretary of State. This cast a shadow among Adams' presidency.
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Daniel Webster: A senator Robert Hayne argued against on the topic of states' rights. He was against states' rights, and argued that nullification would mean the end of the Union.
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Democratic-Republicans: Party that supported Andrew Jackson
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economic: The kind of growth John Quincy Adams wanted the government to have.
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favorite son: a politician favored mainly in his or her home state
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Force Bill: Law that allowed the president to use the United States military to enforce acts of Congress.
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General Winfield Scott: General ordered to leave his army to Georgia to remove the Cherokee from their homes and lead them west.
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guerrilla: A type of war technique where surprise attacks are made.
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Henry Clay: He fought for high tariffs and a stronger national bank. He came up with a compromise to lower the tariff. Lost the 1844 presidency as a result of John Tyler causing a division in the Whig party.
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Henry Clay, Daniel Webster: The two who convinced the president of the bank to renew the Bank's charter earlier. This was a strategy to lose support for Jackson.
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Indian Removal Act: Law that removed Native Americans from southern states and put them on reservations in the midwest
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Indian Territory: An area in present-day Oklahoma where Native Americans were sent to after being extracted from various areas in the United States.
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Jacksonian Democrats: Another name for Democratic-Republicans
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James Polk: Won the presidency in 1844 as a result of John Tyler splitting up the Whig party.
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Jeffersonian Republicans: one of nations first political parties, led by Thomas Jeffrson and stemming from the anti-federalists, emerged around 1792, gradually became today's Democratic party. The Jeffersonian republicans were pro-French, liberal, and mostly made up of the middle class. They favored a weak central govt., and strong states's rights.
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John C. Calhoun: Man who changed parties to be Jackson's vice president. He supported states' rights. When Jackson disagreed, he resigned the vice presidency and became a senator for South Carolina
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John Marshall: Chief Justice who ruled against Georgia relocating the Cherokee.
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John Quincy Adams: He believed the federal government should help the nation switch to an economy based on manufacturing.
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John Tyler: Whig vice presidential candidate in 1840.
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King Martin: Name given by the Whigs to ridicule Martin Van Buren.
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laissez-faire: A business principle to let people do as they say.
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log cabin campaign: Name given to William Henry Harrison's campaign for the presidency in 1840, from the Whigs use of a log cabin as their symbol
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manufactured goods from Europe: In 1828 Congress passed a high tariff on _____________.
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Martin Van Buren: Andrew Jackson's friend from New York. Asked by Jackson to veto the Bank's charter's renewal for him. Became president in 1836.
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Mississippi River: By 1842, almost all Native Americans lived west of the _________ ___________.
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mudslinging: Ruining campaigns with insults. First introduced in the election of 1828.
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National Republicans: Party that supported John Quincy Adams
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Nicholas Biddle: President of the Bank.
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nominating conventions: A new way of choosing candidates. Each state would send delegates to choose the party's candidate, allowing common people to become more involved with the selection of the candidate and the election itself.
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Nullification Act: A law the state legislature of South Carolina passed stating it would not pay for "illegal" tariffs and threatened to secede.
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nullify: To cancel
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Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson's nickname because he was as tough as it.
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Osceola: Native American chief who went to war against the U.S. instead of leaving Florida.
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Panic of 1837: Economic downturn caused by specie circular and a wave of foreclosures during President Buren's term.
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plurality: largest single share
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pneumonia: What Harrison died of four weeks after being inaugurated in 1841.
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Robert Hayne: A senator Daniel Webster argued against on the topic of states' rights. He supported states' rights.
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Seminole: The only group of Native Americans who successfully blocked their removal.
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spoils system: The system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
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suffrage: The right to vote.
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Tariff of Abominations: The name Southerners called the new tariff.
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Tippecanoe and Tyler too: Whigs' campaign slogan in the 1840 election.
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Trail of Tears: Name of the journey west by the Cherokee given by historians.
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Trail Where They Cried: Name of the journey west by the Cherokee given by the Cherokee.
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Whigs: Enemies of Andrew Jackson. This party consisted mainly of former National Republicans and other anti-Jackson forces.
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Whirling Thunder: Black Hawk's son.
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William H. Crawford: He called for a limited federal government and strong state powers.
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William Henry Harrison: Whig presidential candidate in 1840. War hero in the Battle of Tippecanoe. (War of 1812)
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Worcester v. Georgia: Name of the Supreme Court case between the Cherokee and Georgia.
