States' Rights
What is a compromise?
Its an increase in the prices of goods & services due to an increase in the money supply.
What is inflation?
He won the election of 1836.
Who was Martin Van Buren?
He was the first president to die in office.
Who was William Henry Harrison?
It was used during Washington's presidency to raise money.
What is a revenue tariff?
It was the name given to the gold and silver coins used to buy land under President Jackson.
What are species?
This political party was largely united in order to oppose Andrew Jackson.
Who were the Whigs?
During the election of 1840, the Whigs dress as these in order to build support for William Henry Harrison.
Who are the Indians?
It was the belief that a state could refuse to accept a federal law that it felt was unconstitutional.
What is nullification?
It was the name given to the banks that Jackson diverted federal funds to.
What are "pet banks"?
This event saw one in three working men lose their jobs.
What was the Panic of 1837?
He was the first U.S president to take office when the sitting president died.
Who is John Tyler?
It is that act of a state leaving the Union.
What is succession?
The political party to first support the idea of a National Bank.
Who are the Federalists?
In order to defeat the Democrats in the election of 1836, the opposing party ran many of these in order to prevent the Democrats from winning a majority of votes.
What are candidates?
It is the time period between when a president is elected and the new president takes office.
What is the lame-duck period?
This was used to protect American industries from foreign competition.
What are protective tariffs?
He is widely viewed as one of the earliest people to promote the idea of a National Bank.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
Supported by Martin Van Buren, these were a series of vaults where the Treasury would store its funds.
What was the independent treasury system?
Known as the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, this compromise resolved a dispute over the borders of this state.
What was Maine?