| A | B |
|---|
| Conestoga wagon | sturdy covered wagon used by pioneers heading west |
| Democrats | members of a political party started by Jackson |
| Whigs | members of a political party that opposed Jackson |
| spoils system | practice by elected party of appointing supporters to government jobs |
| hard money | gold or silver coins |
| bank notes | paper money issued by banks |
| inflationary spiral | period of rapidly rising prices and wages |
| depression | period of severe decline in business activity with high unemployment |
| nullification | idea that states can decide to cancel a federal law |
| Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek | Choctaw removal treaty |
| Log Cabin Campaign | Harrison's 1840 campaign based on his reputation as a rugged man of the people |
| bankrupt | out of funds; unable to pay bills |
| common man | ordinary American rather than a member of the wealthy class |
| internal improvements | parts of the transportation network built at public expense |
| Tariff of Abominations | Act of 1828 that placed a high tax on imports; opposed by southerners |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | case in which Supreme Court ruled that states cannot tax a federal bank |
| pet banks | state banks chosen by Jackson for deposit of money taken out of national bank |
| Removal Act of 1830 | law that authorized spending money to move Indians west of the Mississippi River |
| nominating conventions | meetings of party members to choose candidates for president and vice-president |
| rotation in office | replacing of government jobholders with other members of the political party in power |
