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| Common Man | Jackson was the first president to be one of these. More and more ordinary white men had gained the right to vote |
| Corrupt Bargain | In 1824 Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams appeared to make a "backroom deal" that prevented Jackson from being elected president |
| Spoils System | Jackson's practice of firing his enemies and hiring his supporters for jobs in his government |
| Nullification Crisis | A battle between South Carolina and Andrew Jackson after South Carolina nullified the Federal tariff that had been passed in 1824 |
| Bank War | A battle between Andrew Jackson and his enemies over the future of the 2nd national bank. Jackson vetoed a bill to renew the bank's charter 4 years early; he then destroyed the bank after the election of 1832 by withdrawing the money from it and placing the money in state banks |
| Trail of Tears | The tragic journey of the Cherokee from their ancestral homelands in Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. They were forced West by Federal troops during Martin van Buren's presidency |
| Worcester v Georgia | A Supreme Court case where John Marshall announced that Georgia could not forcibly remove the Cherokee from their lands in Georgia. jackson ignored the decision |
| Andrew Jackson | The first "common man" to be president |
| Whig Party | Founded by henry Clay in opposition to Jackson's policies |
| Veto | Jackson used this power more than other president |
| Martin Van Buren | The president AFTER Jackson, who was not popular because the economy tanked after the PANIC OF 1837 |
| Log Cabin Campaign | The symbol of the 1840 campaign where William Henry Harrison was portrayed as a humble man born in a log cabin, even though he had been born wealthy |
