Section 1 part 1
Agrarion
farming or agriculture
spoil system
the practice of rewarding political backers with government jobs
to adopt the culture or way of life of the nation in which one currency lives; to become absorbed in a culture or country
Assimilate
Depression
a period of slow economic activity when many people are without work
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
Doctrine of nullification
the termused by southerners to refer to the tariff of 1828 because it stirred feeling of disgust and hatred
tariff of abominations
Indian removal act
a law that ended the U.S. governments earlier policy of respecting the rights of Native Americans to remain on their land
a decrease in the value of money that causes an increase in the price of goods and services
inflation
Jacksonian Democracy
A political movement that celebrated common man and defended the will of people named for president Andrew Jackson
treason
the crime of aiding the enemy of ones nation ; the act of being disloyal to one nation
the area of land in present-day Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska to which Native Americans were forced to migrate
Indian Territory
the widespread fear of failing economy that causes the beginning of a U.S. economic recession that lasted until 1840
Panic of 1837
the act of formally withdrawing form an orginiazation, a nation, or any other group in order to become independent
secession
the laws that tell who can vote and when; the civil right to vote
voting rights
Trail of tears
the route the Cherokees and other Native Americans took during their forced migration from the southeast United States to Oklahoma
to formally reject a decision or proposal made by a legislature
slogan
a catchy phrase meant to attract and keep attention
Voting rights
the laws that tell who can vote and when; the civil right to vote
a political party formed to oppose the policies of Andrew Jackson , who the party believed had exceeded his power as president
Whig Party