| A | B |
|---|
| Whigs | a new political party that included former national republicans |
| Daniel webster | 1830, this senator defended the constitution& the union in a debate with robert hayne |
| Corrupt bargain | term used by andrew jackson' s supporters to describe how they beleived john quincy adams was el;ected president by house of representatives |
| trail of tears | forced march and relocation Native Americans from Ga to west |
| indian removal act | 1830, gave Fed. gov't power to forcibly remove N. Americans |
| william h harrison | 1st Whig pres. died of Pnem. |
| martin va buren | Jackson's VP took office in time for panic of 1837 |
| jon c calhoun | Jackson's first VP resigned over nullification argument in support of S. Carolina |
| old hickory | nickname given to A. Jackson b/c of toughness |
| dade's massacre | attack on US troops Dec. 1835 began Seminole war in FL |
| Indian territory | land in present day Oklahoma set aside as homeland for Five Civillized tribe |
| Andrew Jackson | pres. sided with state of GA against Cherokee |
| nulification crisis | when S. Carolina threatened to seceed from union rather than obey national laws over tariffs |
| Nicholas Biddle | pres. of bank of US |
| Osceola | Seminole leader in Fl. fought relocation to west |
| John Tyler | first VP to gain pres. b/c elected died in office |
| Secede | to leave or withdraw |
| caucus | meeting held by political party to choose candidate or decide policy |
| veto | reject a bill, prevent from becoming a law |
| laissez faire | policy gov't should interfere as little as possible |
| plurality | largest single share |
| gorilla | surprise attacks or raids |
| landslide | overwhelming victory |
| log cabin campaign | name given to W. H. Harrison's campaign for presidency in 1840 |
| depression | period of low economic activity, widespread unemployment |
| favoriteson | cadidate that recieves the backing homestate rather than national party |
| spoil system | practice of handing out gov't jobs to supportors, replacing gov't employees |
| mud slinging | attempt to ruin opponent's reputaiton with insults |
| bureaucracy | system of non-elected officials carrying out laws and policies |
| sufferage | right to vote |
| nominating | system of delegates from states selected party's presidential candidate |
| relocate | force a person or group of people to move |
| nullify | cancel of make ineffective |
| tarrif | tax on import or exports |
