US History - A Beka, Grade 8, Chap. 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Andrew Jackson | Democrat President; served 1829-1837 |
| Nicholas Biddle | Director of the national bank who caused a financial panic in 1837. |
| John C. Calhoun | Vice President under Adams and Jackson who promoted states' rights; resigned Vice Presidency to represent South Carolina. |
| Robert Y. Hayne | Senator for South Carolina who argued for states' rights and strict construction of the Constitution. |
| Daniel Webster | Massachusetts senator who strove to preserve the Union; great orator and intellect. |
| Henry Clay | Senator from Kentucky who proposed the Compromise Tariff of 1833. |
| Black Hawk | A chief of the Sac and Fox tribes in Illinois who led his people back to their fromer home in Illinois and fought the state militia in what became known as Black Hawk's War. |
| William Lloyd Garrison | Radical abolitionist who published the paper known as "The Liberator." |
| Frederick Douglass | Former slave who published an abolitionist paper called "The North Star." |
| Nat Turner | Led a slave rebellion in Virginia that massacred many innocent people. |
| Martin Van Buren | Democrat President; served 1837-1841 |
| William Henry Harrison | Whig President (1841); known as "Old Tippecanoe"; died 31 days after his inauguration. |
| John Tyler | Vice President who became President when Harrison died; served 1841-1845. |
| Lord Ashburton | English minister to the United states known for his fairness and the Webster-Ashburton treaty. |
| "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable." | Daniel Webster |
| "Our Union; it must be preserved." | Andrew Jackson |
| "The Union: next to our liberties, most dear." | John C. Calhoun |
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