| A | B |
| Monroe Doctrine | US would not permit European Countries to start or take over more colonies in the Western Hemisphere, 2. US would regard any interference to a country in the Western Hemisphere as a threat to the US, 3.US would not interfere with European nations in return |
| Manifest Destiny | God given right for the US to expand west |
| Spoils System | Government appointment of friends by the winning party of the election |
| Nullification Crises | South Carolina opposed Andre Jackson's Tariff of Abomination and threaten to nullify the power of the Federal Government to force any Federal Law. Jackson countered by threatening to bring troops into SC to force the state to pay. SC threatened to suceede. |
| Nullify | To cancel |
| Abomination | something so gross and terrible as to be shunned |
| Tariff of Abomination | tariff during Jackson Administration which helped the North and hurt the South |
| Sectionalism | Concerns for particular interests of a certain region |
| Nationalism | pride in one's country |
| secede | withdraw from or leave |
| Lassez Faire | "Hands -Off" government policy |
| Tariff | tax on imported goods |
| Antebellum | time period before the Civil War |
| War Hawk | In favor of War |