Vocabulary from chapter 11 of the "Out of Many" AP United States History textbook
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| 1703901244 | albany regency | the tightly disciplined state political machine built by Martin Van Buren in New York | 0 | |
| 1703901245 | democrats | political party formed in the 1820s under the leadership of Andrew Jackson; favored states' rights and a limited role for the federal government | 1 | |
| 1703901246 | nullification crisis | sectional crisis in the early 1830s in which a states' rights party in South Carolina attempted to nullify federal law | 2 | |
| 1703901247 | indian removal act | president Andrew Jackson's measure that allowed state officials to override federal protection of Native Americans | 3 | |
| 1703901248 | trail of tears | the forced marched in 1838 of the Cherokee Indians from their homelands in Georgia to the Indian Territory in the West | 4 | |
| 1703901249 | black hawk | 1832 war in which federal troops and Illinois militia units defeated the Sauk and Fox Indians led by Black Hawk | 5 | |
| 1703901250 | bank war | the political struggle between President Andrew Jackson and the supporters of the Second Bank of the United States | 6 | |
| 1703901251 | whigs | the name used by advocates of colonial resistance to British measures during the 1760s and 1770s | 7 | |
| 1703901252 | specie circular | proclamation issued by President Andrew Jackson in 1836 stipulating that only gold or silver could be used as payment for public land | 8 | |
| 1900345650 | Election of 1824 | No one won a majority of electoral votes, so the House of Representatives had to decide among Adams, Jackson, and Clay. Clay dropped out and urged his supporters in the House to throw their votes behind Adams. Jackson and his followers were furious and accused Adams and Clay of a "corrupt bargain." | 9 | |
| 1900345651 | William Henry Harrison | (1841), was an American military leader, politician, the ninth President of the United States, and the first President to die in office. His death created a brief Constitutional crisis, but ultimately resolved many questions about presidential succession left unanswered by the Constitution until passage of the 25th Amendment. Led US forces in the Battle of Tippecanoe. In office for 32 days. | 10 | |
| 1900345652 | Davy Crockett | 1786-1836 A.D. American politician, frontiersman, and crack shot who is legendary for his involvement with the Texas revolutionaries in their struggle for independence from Mexico.He lost his life at the siege of the Alamo. | 11 | |
| 1900345653 | Suffrage | A legal right to vote guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution | 12 | |
| 1900345654 | Henry Clay's American System | In his tariff speech to Congress on March 30- 31, 1824, Clay proposed a protective tariff in support of home manufactures, internal improvements such as federal aid to local road and canal projects, a strong national bank, and distribution of the profits of federal land sales to the states. | 13 | |
| 1900345655 | "pet" banks | State banks where Andrew Jackson placed deposits removed from the federal National Bank. | 14 | |
| 1900345656 | Election of 1840 | This election was characterized by the mudslinging or the attack or insult on each others reputation. William Henry Harrison wins election. | 15 | |
| 1900345657 | John Tyler | (1841-1845) His opinions on all the important issues had been forcefully stated, and he had only been chosen to balance the Whig ticket with no expectation he would ever have power. He was in favor of state's rights, and a strict interpretation of the constitution, he opposed protective tariffs, a national bank and internal improvements at national expense. Responsible for expansion of America and coiner of the term Manifest Destiny. | 16 | |
| 1900345658 | Election of 1828 | The election of 1824 convinced Van Buren of the need for a renewed two-party competition. In the election of 1828, a new party formed & gradually became known as the Democratic Party which made Jackson president & Calhoun VP. Opponents called themselves the National Republicans., "Jacksonian Democracy"- , Jackson defeats John Quincy Adams in this election, becoming our 7th President (belief that the "common" man- King Mob should be able to participate in his government) | 17 | |
| 1900345659 | Kitchen Cabinet | A small group of Jackson's friends and advisors who were especially influential in the first years of his presidency. Jackson conferred with them instead of his regular cabinet. Many people didn't like Jackson ignoring official procedures, and called it the "Kitchen Cabinet" or "Lower Cabinet". | 18 | |
| 1900345660 | Expansion of the Franchise | Granting of voting rights to more and more members of society. | 19 | |
| 1900345661 | Hudson River School | Founded by Thomas Cole, first native school of landscape painting in the U.S.; attracted artists rebelling against the neoclassical tradition, painted many scenes of New York's Hudson River | 20 | |
| 1900345662 | Panic of 1837 | (MVB) , When Jackson was president, many state banks received government money that had been withdrawn from the Bank of the U.S. These banks issued paper money and financed wild speculation, especially in federal lands. Jackson issued the Specie Circular to force the payment for federal lands with gold or silver. Many state banks collapsed as a result. A panic ensued (1837). Bank of the U.S. failed, cotton prices fell, businesses went bankrupt, and there was widespread unemployment and distress. | 21 | |
| 1900345663 | Maysville Road Bill of 1830 | Federal funding for a Kentucky road, vetoed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830. Surprising because he was a westerner who thus should have favored increased infrastructure. Result was that states spent more and went into debt. | 22 | |
| 1900348381 | James Fenimore Cooper | 1st truly American novelist noted for his stories of Indians and the frontier life; man's relationship w/ nature & westward expansion | 23 |
