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APUS History Ch. 13 Terms- The Rise of Mass Democracy (1824-1840)- Terms 1-50 (edit) Flashcards

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5445455354Democratsdemocratic-republicans became this party0
5445455355Whigsthe rival party to the democrats1
5445455356The New Democracymade it so all white men are able to vote without property restrictions2
5445455357Election of 1824 (Corrupt Bargain of 1824)election with 4 major candidates, john quincy adams wins from congress3
5445455358John Quincy Adamsmajor candidate of the election of 1824, son of john adams, wins election without majority of electorals4
5445455359Henry Claywas fourth place in the election of 1824 in popular and electoral vote, was speaker of the house5
5445455360William H. Crawfordwas third in electoral and popular votes6
5445455361Andrew Jacksonwas first in electoral and popular votes in election of 1824, did not have majority and lost, was aggressive7
5445455362John C. Calhounwas the vice president for Jackson and Adams in the election of 18248
5445455363House of Representativesdecides who will win the election if there is no majority votes (12th amendment), they chose between the top three candidates, chose John Quincy Adams9
5445455364Twelfth Amendmentmade it so the house decides between the top three candidates in case of no majority in votes10
5445455365Speaker of the HouseHenry Clay was this and he supported John Quincy Adams11
5445455366Secretary of StateHenry clay becomes this after the election of 182412
5445455367Tariff IssueHenry Clay supported higher tariffs while Jackson didn't want tariffs13
5445455368National Republicansthe democratic republican party splits and this is a resulting party, supports John A. Adams14
5445455369Democratic-Republicansthe democratic-republican party splits and this is a resulting party, supports Andrew Jackson15
5445455370Rachel Jacksonwife of Andrew Jackson, was ridiculed of being an adulterer and dies during an election, Andrew blames the National Republicans for her death16
5445455371Old Hickorya nickname for Andrew Jackson because he was considered tough17
5445455372Presidential Election of 1828Jackson wins against Adams, Jackson becomes considered a common man president18
5445455373Hermitagethe plantation home of Andrew Jackson19
5445455374Nashville, TennesseeAndrew Jackson is born here20
5445455375"The Inaugural Brawl"describes the party in the white house that Jackson decided to have after winning the election, it destroyed the white house21
5445455376The Kitchen CabinetJackson's unofficial group who kept him in touch with common people, was ridiculed and thought of as a threat but was legal22
5445455377Spoils Systemthe idea that the winner of the election rewards his/her supporters with jobs (Andrew Jackson did this and removed all Federalists)23
5445455378Martin Van Burenwas the vice president under Jackson who helped lead the spoils system24
5445455379Samuel Swartwourt "Swartwouted out"One of Andrew Jackson's appointees, a "bad choice", after nine years, he stole government money and left for England25
5445455380Alex de Tocqueville (Democracy in America)a french man who travels and writes of his observations of Democracy in the US26
5445455381Tariff of 1828this was pushed before the election in an attempt to make Andrew Jackson lose, backfired, was thought to be blamed on Adam's higher tariffs27
5445455382Tariff of Abominationsa nickname for the tariff of 1828 since the south and west were unhappy about higher tariffs (they wanted to nullify)28
5445455383Denmark VeseySlave rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina, this led to an increase in abolitionists29
5445455384Webster-Haynd Debatewas a debate over selling public land in the west, one of the first debates between north and south30
5445455385Peggy Eaton Affairshe was the wife of John Eaton, was snubbed by other wives in government (they thought she had affairs), Jackson defended her and is thought to create arguments between Calhoun31
5445455386"Nullies"people who wanted to vote for nullification32
5445455387"Submission men"people against nullification33
5445455388Nullification Crisisit was a convention that declared tariffs unconstitutional, south Carolina wanted to secede from the union34
5445455389Andrew Jacksonpresident during the nullification crisis, thought the nullification was a challenge to his presidency35
5445455390Henry Claya senator who tries to solve the nullification crisis problem with a compromise36
5445455391Tariff of 1832was hated by Calhoun37
5445455392Compromise Tariff of 1833this reduced tariffs by %10 each year for 10 years, ended the controversy38
5445455393John C. CalhounVice president during nullification crisis, from south Carolina, resigns from being vice president39
5445455394Force Billallows president to use military force to enforce tariffs and stop nullification, south Carolina hated this40
5445455395The Society for Propagating the Gospel Among Indiansin 1787, this denomination was founded to assimilate natives into US culture, it sent missionaries to promote literacy41
5445455396Cherokeeswas in south Georgia and tried to assimilate into white culture and helped create an indian nation42
5445455397Sequoyaa native who devised a Cherokee alphabet, from TN43
5445455398Cherokee National Councilgoverning body with 3 branches of government with a constitution for natives44
5445455399"Five Civilized Tribes"5 tribes considered to be civilized from their assimilation to white culture, included cherokee45
5445455400Worchester vs. GeorgiaGeorgia assserted jurisdiction over natives and natives sued for rights, John Marshal rules in favor of the Cherokees and gave them rights but Andrew Jackson didn't enforce the law46
5445455401Indian Removal Acttransplanted the 5 civilized tribes west of the Mississippi river, in 1830, Jackson thought it would be best for the natives so that they would avoid conflicts47
5445455402Trail of Tearsone of the paths made by the Indian Removal act that forced Cherokees to move to Oklahoma, many died during this and the path ran through TN48
5445455403The South Carolina Expositionwritten by John C. Calhoun in secret to encourage states to nullify tariffs, states other than South Carolina didn't support49

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