| A | B |
| laissez-faire | belief that the government interferes very little in business |
| north | region of the country where most manufacturing was located |
| sectionalism | loyalty to one's own state or region |
| Whig | political party that formed in opposition to Jackson |
| spoils system | rewarding political supporters with jobs once elected |
| Trail of Tears | the forced removal of the Cherokee and other tribes |
| Electoral College | presidential selection system that prevented Jackson from becoming president in 1824 |
| Industrial Revolution | the shift from farming to manufactured goods |
| American System | plan to improve the nation's economy and become independent |
| nationalism | loyalty to one's country |
| King Andrew | nickname given to the 7th president because he ignored the Constitution |
| Martin Van Buren | blamed for the Panic of 1837 due to the closing of the National Bank by his predecessor |
| cotton gin | this invention changed cash crop farming in the south |
| steel plow | this invention allowed for farming to occur in the Louisiana Territory |
| Eli Whitney | inventor who changed the economies of both the north and the south |
| National Bank | Andrew Jackson hated this because it held too much power |
| telegraph | invented by Samuel Morse to transmit messages quickly |
| tariff | tax on imported goods |