| A | B |
|---|
| Tariff of Abominations | the tariff of 1828 |
| John C. Calhoun | Vice-president and congressional leader from South Carolina |
| doctrine of nullification | the belief that states could ignore fecderal laws that they did not like |
| Webster-Hayne debate | debate between Senators Daniel Webster and Robert Hayne over nullification |
| Daniel Webster | a Senate leader from Massachusetts |
| secession | withdrawal from the Union |
| inflation | increase in prices and a decrease in the value of money |
| Martin Van Buren | eighth president |
| Panic of 1837 | widespread concern about the state of the economy in 1837 |
| depression | a severe economic slump |
| Whig Party | party formed by opponents of President Jackson |
| William Henry Harrison | ninth president |
| John Tyler | tenth president |
