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Review For Test Ch. 12+14

Terms in this set (32)

Neutrality
A position of not taking sides in a conflict
Isolationism
A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs; not making permanent alliances
Jay Treaty
Britain agreed to leave America's Ohio Valley
tariff
Tax on imported goods
Secretary of State
Head of the State Dept. ; part of the president's cabinet
National Bank
Andrew Jackson wanted to "kill" it
John Quincy Adams
winner of the Election of 1824
Spoils System
Giving government jobs to political supporters and friends
Monroe Doctrine
warned European nations to "Leave the Americas to the Americans"
Impressment
British practice of kidnapping American sailors and forcing them into military service
Reason South Carolina threatened to secede from America
forced to pay new tariffs (taxes on imported goods)
Oklahoma
Relocation area for Native Americans
Florida
territory taken from Spain by Jackson w/o authorization
Jefferson
president who had to deal with Barbary Coast pirates
Cherokee Indians
won their court case; had a legal right to remain on their lands
Corrupt Bargain
Claim by Jackson that he had been cheated out of the presidency in 1824
How the South felt about new tariffs
felt cheated; chose to "nullify" them
nullify
to ignore a law that is "unjust"
embargo
a government order that stops trade between countries
24
Number of states in the Union in 1828
12
Number of both "free" and "slave" states in 1828
Kitchen Cabinet
nickname of Jackson's cabinet because of where they spent most of their time
Trail of Tears
forced removal and relocation of Native Americans in which many thousands died
Jackson was the first and only president to do this...
defy a Supreme Court ruling
tribute
money paid for protection
Civil Servants
people employed by the government
Civil Servant (examples)
policemen, firefighters, teachers, stc.
Jackson's occupation (before president)
lawyer
XYZ Affair
French secret agents demanded tribute from America to stop French attacks on American ships
Mudslinging
making accusations (true of false) about a political opponent to make him/her look bad
President who established a foreign policy of isolationism...
Washington
These people were Jackson supporters
common people
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