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AMSCO AP US History Chapter 10 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 10

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5295516193Indian Removal ActIn 1830 this act forced the resettlement of thousands of Native Americans west of the Mississippi. (p. 195)0
5295516194Cherokee Nation v. GeorgiaThe Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokees were not a foreign nation with the right to sue in a federal court. (p. 195)1
5295516195Worcester v. GeorgiaHigh court ruled that the laws of Georgia had no force within the boundaries of Cherokee territory. However Jackson sided with Georgia and the decision was not enforced. (p 196)2
5295516196Cherokee Trail of TearsIn 1838 the U.S. Army forced 15,000 Cherokees to leave Georgia and move to Oklahoma. 4,000 Cherokees died on the march. (p. 196)3
5295516197Bank of the United StatesPresident Andrew Jackson vetoed a bank-recharter bill, denouncing the bank as a private monopoly that enriched the wealthy and foreigners. (p. 197)4
5295516198Nicholas BiddlePresident of the Bank of the United States. (p. 197)5
5295516199Roger TaneySecretary of Treasury, he transferred funds from the Bank of the United States to various state banks. (p. 198)6
5295516200pet banksA term for the state banks that President Jackson transferred federal funds to. Jackson was trying to destroy the Bank of the United States. (p. 198)7
5295516201Specie CircularTo check inflationary Jackson issued a presidential order that required all future purchases of federal lands be made with gold or silver rather than in paper bank notes. (p. 198)8
5295516202Panic of 1837Just as Martin Van Buren became the president the country suffered a financial panic as many banks closed their doors. (p. 199)9
5295516203Martin Van BurenHe won the 1836 presidential election as a Democratic. He had been Andrew Jackson's vice president. (p. 198)10
5295516204common manA self-made man11
5295516205universal white male sufferageNew western states adopted state constitutions that allowed all white males to vote and hold office. (p. 192)12
5295516206party nominating conventionIn the 1830 caucuses were replaced by this public process of nominating candidates in a large hall. (p. 192)13
5295516207King CaucusA closed door meeting of political party's leaders in Congress that nominated candidates. (p. 192)14
5295516208popular election of presidentIn the 1832 presidential election all states except South Carolina allowed voters to choose their state's slate of presidential electors. (p. 192)15
5295516209Anti-Masonic PartyA political party that attacked the secret societies of Masons and accused them of belonging to a privileged, anti democratic elite. (p. 192)16
5295516210Workingmen's PartyA political party that was not as large as the Democrat or Whig party. (p. 192)17
5295516211popular campaigningCampaigns of the 1830s and 1840s featured parades and large rallies with free food and drink. (p. 193)18
5295516212spoils systemAndrew Jackson appointed people to federal jobs strictly according to whether they had campaigned for the Demo. Previous office holders were fired and replaced with a loyal Democrat. (p. 193)19
5295516213rotation in officeAndrew Jackson's policy of limiting a person to one term in office so he could then appoint a Democrat to replace them. (p. 193)20
5295516214John Quincy AdamsIn the 1824 he was elected president. Henry Clay used his influence in the House to provide him with enough votes to win the election. Clay was made Secretary of State. (p. 194)21
5295516215Henry ClayHe was Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams. He was Andrew Jackson's chief opponent. In 1832 he challenged Jackson by persuading Congress to pass a bank-recharter bill. (p. 197)22
5295516216corrupt bargainThe term that Andrew Jackson and followers called the Adams and Clay deal of the 1824 election. The House of Representatives had to choose the president and Henry Clay used his influence have John Quincy Adams elected. (p. 194)23
5295516217Tariff of 1828; Tariff of AbominationsIn 1828, during Adams' term, Congress created a new tariff law which made northern manufacturers happy, but alienated southern planters. (p. 194)24
5295516218Revolution of 1828Andrew Jackson became president after a mudslinging campaign. Jackson was a champion of the working class and middle class (common man). p. 195)25
5295516219Andrew JacksonIn the Revolution of 1828 he won the presidential election handily, winning every state west of the Appalachians. He was know as "Old Hickory" and presented himself as a comman man. (p. 195)26
5295516220role of the presidentThe term for Andrew Jackson, who represented of all the people and protector of the common man from abuses of power by the rich and privileged. (p. 195)27
5295516221Peggy Eaton AffairWhen Jackson's Secretary of War's wife received of malicious gossip by other cabinet wives. Jackson supported her. The majority of cabinet resign because Jackson tried to force wives to accept Peggy. (p. 195)28
5295516222states' rightsPresident Andrew Jackson favored this form of government.29
5295516223nullification crisisIn 1832 South Carolina passed a resolution forbidding the collection of tariffs in the state, which was nullifying a federal law at the state level. President Jackson threatened use of federal troops and a compromise was reached. (p. 197)30
5295516224Webster-Hayne DebateIn 1830 Daniel Webster of Massachusetts debated Robert Hayne of South Carolina on the nature of the federal union. Webster declared that a state could not defy or leave the union. (p. 196)31
5295516225John C. CalhounAndrew Jackson's vice president. He advanced the nullification theory, each state had the right to declare a federal law null and void. (p. 196)32
5295516226Proclamation to the People of South CarolinaPresident Jackson's edict stating nullification and disunion were treason. (p. 197)33
5295516227two-party systemSupporters of Andrew Jackson were Democrats, while supporters of Henry Clay were Whigs. (p. 197)34
5295516228DemocratsThis party were supporters of Andrew Jackson and similar to old Republican party of Thomas Jefferson. (p. 197)35
5295516229WhigsThis party were supporters of Henry Clay and similar to old Federalist party of Hamilton. (p. 197)36
5295516230log Cabin and hard cider campaignIn 1840 presidential election the Whigs with popular war hero William Henry Harrison as their candidate used log cabins and hard cider to portray his down-home heritage. They attacked Martin Van Buren as an aristocrat. Harrison and John Tyler, the vice president won the elction. (p. 199)37

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