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| Age of Jackson | the PRESIDENCY OF ANDREW JACKSON, 1829-1837 |
| aristocracy | a GOVERNMENT in which POWER is given to those believed to be BEST QUALIFIED |
| aristocrat | a MEMBER of an aristocracy |
| presidential veto | power granted to the President to PREVENT PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION |
| “spoils system” | a practice of using PUBLIC OFFICES to benefit members of the victorious party |
| suffrage | the right to VOTE |
| Seneca Falls Declaration | THE STATEMENT OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS written at the Seneca Falls Convention, patterned after the Declaration of Independence |
| universal manhood suffrage | the right to VOTE given to all ADULT white males in constitutions in new WESTERN STATES |
| nominating conventions | an ASSEMBLY of members of a POLITICAL PARTY to NOMINATE CANDIDATES for office |
| 2nd Bank of the United States | the BANK OF THE UNITED STATES under its second charter |
| Panic of 1837 | the economic situation (DEPRESSION) that resulted from reckless speculation that led to BANK FAILURES & dissatisfaction with the use of state banks as depositories for public funds |
| electoral college | the group of people who cast the OFFICIAL VOTES that elect the PRESIDENT and VICE-PRESIDENT of the United States |
| democratic | appealing to the BROAD MASSES of the people |
| “First Americans" | another term that is used to refer to American Indians or Native Americans |
| “Trail of Tears” | the forced journey of Cherokee Indians from their homes along the Atlantic Coast to land in Oklahoma (1838-1839) |
| reservations | public land set aside by the American government on which Indians could live |
| relocation | changing place of residency from one place to another |
| Andrew Jackson | 7TH PRESIDENT of the United States, presidency marked by controversy over the BANK OF THE UNITED STATES; ordered the TRAIL OF TEARS |
| John Quincy Adams | 6TH PRESIDENT of the United States, son of John Adams, defeated in 1828 and 1832 for reelection by Andrew Jackson |
| Henry Clay | National Republican candidate for President against Andrew Jackson in 1832 who SUPPORTED THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES |
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton | leader of the WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE movement and organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention |
| Susan B. Anthony | leader of the WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE movement |
