Age of Jackson
The party created by opponents of Andrew Jackson
Whigs
His presidency was the shortest in history
William Henry Harrison
Utopian Societies
Discovered in the American River in California prompting one of the largest migrations in history.
Gold
the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
Spoils System
He was a man without a party
The fertile Williamette Valley drew many people to risk their lives on this trail.
Oregon Trail
The transcontinental railroad
Jackson destroyed the national bank and put the funds here
Pet Banks
His presidency was destroyed because of the Panic of 1837.
Martin Van Buren
Instead of 54'40 or fight, this is where the Oregon boundary was agreed to.
49th parallel
The first state to secede from the union.
South Carolina
South Carolina believed the Tariff of 1828 (Abominations) should not apply to South Carolina
Nullification Crisis
He annexed Texas.
John Tyler
Nueces River
California was admitted as a free state as one part of the Compromise of 1850. This is the other part...
Fugitive Slave Act
The Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee Nation saying they did NOT have to relocated
What is Worcester v. Georgia
He was an expansionist president.
James K. Polk
He was the Mexican-American War hero who became president. (He died from bad cherries and milk.)
General Zachary Taylor
He was a slave who was taken by his master, Sanford, into the free territory of Illinois.
Dred Scott