A | B |
Eli Whitney | Invented the cotton gim |
Old Hickory | President Andrew Jackson's nickname |
Trail of Tears | Forced removal of Native AMericans from the South ot the West |
spoils system | The policy of rewarding party supporters with government jobs |
Industrial Revolution | Period of time when machine-made products replaced handmade goods |
Lake Erie and New York City | Connected by the Erie Canal |
Indian Removal Act | The law that required Native Americans to move westward |
tariff | tax on imported goods |
manifest destiny | The belief that the U.S. was destined to stretch across the continent |
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | Ended the U.S. war with Mexico |
nullification | Cancelling a dederal law if it is believed to be unconstitutional |
"Remember the Alamo" | The battle cry for the Texas Revolution |
Oregon Territory | "Fifty-four - Forty or fight. |
gold | Discoved in the 1840's in California |
cotton gin | A machine invented in the 1800's that cleaned cotton faster |
Bank of the United States | Opposed by President Jackson because it was too powerful |
Age of Jackson | A tome when the right to vote was extended to more people |