Key terms, people, and events from Chapter 13 of the 13th edition of the American Pageant.
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| 1143117381 | Corrupt Bargain of 1824 | Alleged deal between Clay and J.Q. Adams to make Clay Secretary of State by giving all House support to Adams to help him defeat Jackson. | 0 | |
| 1143117382 | Common Man | Idea that came from the Jackson campaign, that he was a "commoner" who represented the interest of common "everyday" people. | 1 | |
| 1143117383 | Tariff of 1828 (Abominations) | High tariff, helped boost the Northern manufacturing economy, while hurting Southern planters. | 2 | |
| 1143117384 | Indian Removal Act | Controversial legislation passed in 1830 that required Native civilizations to move west of the Mississippi River. | 3 | |
| 1143117385 | National Party Conventions | Presidential candidates are selected by convention of party supporters instead of a caucus of party leaders. | 4 | |
| 1143117386 | Nullification | Idea that each state had the right to decide whether to obey a federal law or to declare it null and void. | 5 | |
| 1143117387 | Peculiar Institution | Nickname given by southerners to describe the institution of slavery in the South. | 6 | |
| 1143117388 | 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. | 7 | |
| 1143117389 | Spoils System | Idea of giving political supporters jobs as a form of "thank you" for helping the candidate get elected into office. | 8 | |
| 1143117390 | Democrats (Political Party) | Favored local rule, limited government, free trade, equal economic opportunity (for white males): Southerners, westerners and urban workers. | 9 | |
| 1143117391 | Force Bill | Also called the "bloody bill" by radical nullifiers, which authorized the President to use the Army and Navy to collect Tariff monies. | 10 | |
| 1143117392 | Divorce Bill | Unpopular bill passed by Martin Van Buren that separated federal funds from private banks. | 11 | |
| 1143117393 | Whigs (Political Party) | Favored Clay's American System. Opposed unlimited immigration; made up of New Englanders, Protestants, middle class urban professionals. | 12 | |
| 1143117394 | 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 | 13 | |
| 1143117395 | Bank Veto | Action taken by Jackson in 1832 to destroy the Bank of the United States and help win re-election vs. Henry Clay. | 14 | |
| 1143117396 | Panic of 1837 | Economic depression that was aided by the Specie Circular that required federal lands to bought with Gold and Silver. | 15 | |
| 1143117397 | Pet Banks | State banks that the federal government placed its money in after Jackson vetoed the re-charter of the Bank of the United States in 1832. | 16 | |
| 1143117398 | Alamo | Famous battle site in San Antonio, Texas that led to death of American defenders but rallied support for War against Mexico. | 17 | |
| 1143117399 | Specie Circular | 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. | 18 | |
| 1143117400 | Battle of San Jacinta | Americans capture Santa Anna; at this battle Santa Anna is forced to give Texas independence. Mexico rejects treaty and leads to future war between Mexico and Texas. | 19 | |
| 1143117401 | Masons | Ritualistic secret society that became the target of a short lived third party in the 1830s. | 20 | |
| 1143117402 | Cherokee Nation v. Georgia | Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was not a foreign nation with the right to sue in Federal Court (Indians lose, have to move west) | 21 | |
| 1143117403 | 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. | 22 | |
| 1143117404 | John C. Calhoun | Vice President under Jackson in first term. Led nullification crisis for the South in protesting the Tariffs. | 23 | |
| 1143117405 | Nicholas Biddle | President of the Bank of the United States | 24 | |
| 1143117406 | Santa Anna | Dictator of Mexico several times. Fought against the Texans when they declared independence. Had a funeral for his leg when he lost it in battle. | 25 | |
| 1143117407 | Roger Taney | Secretary of Treasury under Jackson, helped Jackson create Pet Bank scheme | 26 | |
| 1143117408 | Sam Houston | Led a revolution of Americans against Santa Anna and the Mexicans and declared Texas an independent republic. | 27 | |
| 1143117409 | Andrew Jackson | President of the U.S. 1829-1837, who led U.S. through Nullification crisis and was very unpopular with Native Americans. | 28 | |
| 1143117410 | William Henry Harrison | President in 1840. Campaigned on being born in a log cabin. | 29 | |
| 1143117411 | Worcester v. Georgia | Ruled that the laws Georgia had no force within the boundaries of the Cherokee land and the Cherokee could not be required to move West. | 30 |
