| A | B |
|---|
| Jacksonian Democracy | government where the common man is involved |
| corrupt bargain | election between Jackson and Adams that resulted in a deal between Clay and Adams |
| common man | ordinary citizen |
| spoils system | rewarding political supporters with government jobs |
| Tariff of Abominations | extremely high tariff that resulted in South Carolina's near secession from the Union |
| Nullification Crisis | Calhoun lead South Carolina to nearly secede from the Union over tariffs |
| nullify | to cancel |
| Second National Bank | seen by Jackson as only supporting the rich - Jackson was determined to destroy |
| Indian Removal Act | forcible removal of Native Americans to land west of the Mississippi River |
| Worcester vs. Georgia | Supreme Court decision most closely associated with the removal of Native Americans |
| Trail of Tears | the enforcement of the Indian Removal Act which resulted in nearly 4,000 Cherokee deaths |
| Manifest Destiny | the belief that the it's the United States God-given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | Mexican cession of land after the U.S.-Mexican War |
| Gold Rush | occurred in California in 1849 that caused a migration of people to move west |
| Second Great Awakening | Protestant Evangelists revival which led aided in reform movements in the U.S. |
| transcendentalism | philosophy that people should think for themselves and rise as individuals |
| Hudson River | group of artists who painted nature landscapes during the 19th century |
| civil disobedience | protesting a law by not following it because the law is unjust |
