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| Agrarian | Related to agriculture or farming |
| Doctrine of Nullification | A doctrine that said a state could nullify, or reject, a federal law they felt was unconstitutional, held by some southern politicians before the Civil War |
| Jacksonian Democracy | A political movement that celebrated the common man and defended the will of the people, named for President Andrew Jackson |
| Secession | The act of formally withdrawing from an organization, a nation, or any other group in order to be independent |
| Spoils systems | the practice of rewarding political backers with government jobs |
| Tariff of Abomination | The term used by southerners to refer to the Tariff of 1828 because it stirred feelings of disgust and hatred |
| Trail of Tears | The route the Cherokees and other Native Americans took during their forced migration from the southeast United States to Oklahoma |
| Indian Removal Act | a law that ended the U.S. government’s earlier policy of respecting the rights of Native Americans to remain on their land |
| Depression | A period of slow economic activity when many people are without work |
| Inflation | A decrease in the value of money that causes an increase in the price of goods and services |
| Panic of 1837 | The widespread fear of a failing economy that caused the beginning of a U.S. economic recession that lasted until 1840 |
| Whig party | A political party formed to oppose the policies of Andrew Jackson, who the party believed had exceeded his power as president |
| Veto | To formally reject a decision or proposal made by a legislature |
