| A | B |
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| tariff | a tax on imported goods |
| Doctrine of Nullification | States can ignore laws passed by Congress that favor one section of the country |
| John Calhoun | From South Carolina, he was the Vice President of U.S. under Jackson |
| sectionalism | belief that each section of the country has it's own needs |
| Daniel Webster | Senator and gifter orator that debated over states rights |
| Henry Clay | known as "the Great Compromiser" |
| pet banks | state banks which offer credit based on paper money not on silver or gold |
| Andrew Jackson | "Old Hickory", President #7 |
| Martin Van Buren | President #8 |
| William Henry Harrison | President, but only for one month (#9) |
| John Tyler | President #10 (1st VP to be made president due to a president's death) |
| Missouri Compromise | maintained a balance of power between slave and free states in the Senate and banned slavery north of the 36 parallel |
| Election of 1824 | Jackson won popular vote but not majority so Congress decided outcome by electing John Quincy Adams |
| The Jacksonian Era | during this time period, the "Common Man" became involved in politics |
| Spoils System | Jackson started this system of giving government jobs to people who supported his campaign |
| Indian Removal Act | forced Indians to move to new lands west of the Mississippi River |
| The Trail of Tears | a very harsh journey west that killed more than 4000 Cherokee Indians |
| Indian Territory | modern-day Oklahoma |
