| A | B |
|---|
| spoils system | rewarding supporters with government jobs |
| pet banks | state banks that had a lot of federal money in it |
| "Old Hickory" | nickname for Andrew Jackson |
| Trail of Tears | Jackson forced over 15,000 Cherokee off their land/made them wove west of the Mississippi/took months over 4000 Cherokee died |
| Kitchen Cabinet | unofficial advisers to President Jackson/met in White House Kitchen |
| nullification | states have the right to cancel a federal law (or act of congress)they feel is unconstitutional |
| states' rights | rights of the states to limit the power of the federal gov't |
| Nullification Crisis | 1832 Jackson was president/lower tariffs in 1828 & 1832/S. Carolina would secede if law was enforced/compromise Henry Clay |
| Indian Removal Act | 1830/passed by Jackson's supporters/forced many Native Americas to move west of the Mississippi |
| Seminole War | 1835-1842/most expensive war/to gain Indian lands/cost $20 million/Seminole refused to move west/fought/ were forced out of Florida |
