Set: Mrs. Lahey Social Studies Terms

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Term Definition
Whigs members of John Quincy Adams former National Republican party
Democrats supporter of Andrew Jackson; including frontier farmers and factory works
Spoils System practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs
Kitchen Cabinet a group of unofficial advisers to Andrew Jackson who met with him in the WHite House kitchen
Bank War - Pet Banks Jackson waged war on the Bank of the U.S. after the Whigs tried to renew the charter (trying to jeopredize Jackson's election votes) and then Jackson destoryed the Bank. He put the money in little state Pet Banks
Charter legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
State's Rights the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
Nullify to cancel a federal law that the state leaders consider to be unconstitutional
Tariff of Abominations tariff passed by Congress in 1828 that favored manufacturing in the North
Nullification Act act passed by South Carolina that declared the 1832 tariff illegal
Worcester v. Georgia Chief Justice John Marshall declared Georgia's action of claiming the right to make laws for the Cherokee nation in 1828 unconstitutional and stated that Native Americans were protected by the United States Constitution
Indian Removal Act law passed in 1830 that forced many Native American nations to move west of the Mississippi River
Trail of Tears forced journey of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia to a region west of the Mississippi during which thousands of Cherokees died
Seminole War conflict that began in Florida in 1817 when the Seminoles resisted removal
Panic of 1837 the Panic was to to the fact that there was more money in circulation than there was gold and silver to back it up
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too this was Tyler's slogan during his election, using his vicotry during the Battle of Tippecanoe as a "pro" for voting for him

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Creator JakeBrodsky
Created May 9, 2007
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Tags social, studies, jackson, american, america, history
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  1. Bank War - Pet Banks → Jackson waged war on the Bank of the U.S. after the Whigs tried to renew the charter (trying to jeopredize Jackson's election votes) and then Jackson destoryed the Bank. He put the money in little state Pet Banks - 20 misses
  2. State's Rights → the right of states to limit the power of the federal government - 11 misses
  3. Worcester v. Georgia → Chief Justice John Marshall declared Georgia's action of claiming the right to make laws for the Cherokee nation in 1828 unconstitutional and stated that Native Americans were protected by the United States Constitution - 10 misses
  4. Spoils System → practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs - 8 misses
  5. Democrats → supporter of Andrew Jackson; including frontier farmers and factory works - 5 misses
  6. Nullification Act → act passed by South Carolina that declared the 1832 tariff illegal - 5 misses
  7. Tippecanoe and Tyler Too → this was Tyler's slogan during his election, using his vicotry during the Battle of Tippecanoe as a "pro" for voting for him - 5 misses