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| doctrine of nullification | The right of a state to reject a federal law that it considers unconstitutional. |
| sucession | To withdrawl, leave |
| spoils system | The practive of winning candidates by giving them government jobs. |
| Indian Removal Act | Called for the government to negotiate treaties that required Native Americans to relocate West. |
| Andrew Jackson Democracy | The idea of spreading political power to all the people (Majority rule) |
| Depression | A severe economic slump where people have little money to buy goods so manufacturers have few customers and factories go out of business. |
| Inflation | An increase in the price of goods and services and a decrease in the value of money. |
| Trail of Tears | A tragic journey of the Cherokee people from their homeland to the Indian Territory. |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that the U.S. should stretch across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. |
| Battle of the Alamo | A fight between Mexico and Texans where all but only 5 Texans were killed and they did not get their freedom from Mexico at this time. |
