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| McCullough v. Maryland | Court case in which Supreme COurt ruled that states had no power to interfere with federal institutions or violate federal laws |
| John Quincy Adams | Chosen to be President by the House of Representatives after the election of 1824, had many good ideas but lacked political skills to push them through |
| Trail of Tears | the forced removal of the Cherokees to Oklahoma (Indian Territory) |
| William Henry Harrison | First presidential candidate of the Whig Party, ran a "log cabin campaign" |
| Martin Van Buren | President during the Panic of 1837, his presidency was ruined by 6 years of financial hardships |
| Simon Bolivar | Called the Liberator because of his role in leading independence movements in South America |
| Andrew Jackson | Military hero, known as common people's President, presidency marked by growing spirit of democracy and struggles over nullification and states' rights, used the spoils system |
| Daniel Webster | Senator from MA, opposed tariffs at first but came to support them as a way of protecting industry |
| John C. Calhoun | Senator from SC, opposed tariffs, championed states' rights, resigned as VP after disagreeing with Pres. Jackson over nullification and states' rights |
| James Monroe | President during "Era of Good Feelings", issued a statement warning European nations to stay out of Latin American affairs |
| Era of Good Feelings | time period marked by a sense of unity under President James Monroe |
| Henry Clay | Senator from KY; proposed the American system to build bridges, roads, and canals to help trade; spokesperson for the West |
| Sequoyah | Cherokee leader who developed a special alphabet of the Cherokee language |
| American system | Proposed by Henry Clay; would help fund the building of roads, bridges, and canals; would provide revenue for federal government; help transport goods from the West |
| capitalism | economic system in which privately owned businesses compete in a free market |
| Monroe Doctrine | warned European nations to stay out of Latin Ameican affairs |
| Miguel Hidalgo | Leader of Mexico's struggle for independence and led an army of Native Americans that freed several Mexican provinces |
| national nominating convention | large meetings of party delegates to choose candidates for office; made nominating candidates more democratic |
| infrastructure | system of roads, bridges, and canals |
| interstate commerce | trade between two or more states |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| Indian Removal Act of 1830 | gave President Jackson authority to offer Native Americans lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for their lands |
| spoils system | the practice of replacing government workers with one's supporters |
| caucus | a meeting of a party's members in Congress to nominate candidates for office |
