Key terms, people, and events from Chapter 13 and 14 of the 13th edition of the American Pageant.
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| 1810018753 | Tariff of 1828 (Abominations) | High tariff, helped boost the Northern manufacturing economy, while hurting Southern planters. | 0 | |
| 1810018754 | Indian Removal Act | Controversial legislation passed in 1830 that required Native civilizations to move west of the Mississippi River. | 1 | |
| 1810018755 | Nullification | Idea that each state had the right to decide whether to obey a federal law or to declare it null and void. | 2 | |
| 1810018756 | Tariff of 1833 | Showed that Jackson was willing to Compromise after the South threatened to not participate with tariff and potentially secede. Lowered rates by 10% per year for 8 years. | 3 | |
| 1810018757 | Spoils System | Idea of giving political supporters jobs as a form of "thank you" for helping the candidate get elected into office. | 4 | |
| 1810018758 | Democrats (Political Party) | Favored local rule, limited government, free trade, equal economic opportunity (for white males): Southerners, westerners and urban workers. | 5 | |
| 1810018759 | Whigs (Political Party) | Favored Clay's American System. Opposed unlimited immigration; made up of New Englanders, Protestants, middle class urban professionals. | 6 | |
| 1810018760 | Trail of Tears | Long march of several native civilizations as they were forced to March from lands in the East across the Mississippi into the West | 7 | |
| 1810018761 | Panic of 1837 | Economic depression that was aided by the Specie Circular that required federal lands to bought with Gold and Silver. | 8 | |
| 1810018762 | Alamo | Famous battle site in San Antonio, Texas that led to death of American defenders but rallied support for War against Mexico. | 9 | |
| 1810018763 | Specie Circular - LAND SPECULATION | Required that all purchases of federal lands be made in Gold and Silver rather than paper banknotes. Banknotes lost value and helped lead to the Panic of 1837. | 10 | |
| 1810018764 | Peggy Eaton | Wife of Jackson's Secretary of War, she was the target of malicious gossip which led to the resignation of many members of Jackson's cabinet. | 11 | |
| 1810018765 | John C. Calhoun | Vice President under Jackson in first term. Led nullification crisis for the South in protesting the Tariffs. | 12 | |
| 1810018766 | Nicholas Biddle | President of the Bank of the United States | 13 | |
| 1810018767 | Sam Houston | Led a revolution of Americans against Santa Anna and the Mexicans and declared Texas an independent republic. | 14 | |
| 1810018768 | Andrew Jackson | President of the U.S. 1829-1837, who led U.S. through Nullification crisis and was very unpopular with Native Americans. | 15 | |
| 1810018769 | William Henry Harrison | President in 1840. Campaigned on being born in a log cabin. | 16 | |
| 1810025377 | Know-Nothing Party | 3rd party that developed in response to influx of immigrants, wanted to restrict immigration | 17 | |
| 1810025378 | Interchangeable Parts | Invented by Eli Whitney, machines produced identical parts in case a part broke, it could be replaced easily | 18 |
