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The Vice President under Adams and Jackson who promoted states' rights; he resigned Vice Presidency to represent South Carolina.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
The chief of the Sac and Fox tribes in Illinois who led his people back to their former home in Illinois and fought the state militia in what became known as Black Hawk's War.
Who is Black Hawk?
The Vice President of Andrew Jackson that became President after him; the 8th President of the United States.
Who is Martin Van Buren?
When a state can decide what is best for the state's population under the laws of the Constitution; the key issue in the 1800s that often divided Congress.
What is states' rights?
A closed meeting of party leaders; this was how presidential candidates were chosen before 1832.
What is a caucus?
The first President from the West; the 7th President of the United States.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
A radical abolitionist who published The Liberator.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
A Whig President (1841); know as "Old Tippecanoe"; died thirty-one days after his inauguration.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
The right of a state to nullify, or cancel, a federal law.
What is nullification doctrine?
This gave the common people a voice choosing presidential candidates; this was also how presidential candidates were chosen starting with election of 1832.
What is the nominating convention?
A senator from South Carolina who argued for states' rights and strict construction of the Constitution.
Who is Robert Hayne?
A former slave who published an abolitionist paper called The North Star.
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
The Vice President who became President when Harrison died; served from 1841 to 1845.
Who is John Tyler?
The withdrawal of a state from the union.
What is secession?
The system in which the president awards faithful supporters with jobs and appointments.
What is the spoils system?
A Massachusetts senator who strove to preserve the Union; a great orator and intellect.
Who is Daniel Webster?
He led a slave rebellion in Virginia that massacred many innocent people.
Who is Nat Turner?
An English minister to the United States known for his fairness and the Webster-Ashburton Treaty.
Who is Lord Ashburton?
One who believes that the federal government is limited by specific constitutional guidelines, leaving the states all other powers.
What is strict construction?
The statement issued by President Jackson requiring all public lands to be paid for in gold and silver.
What is the Specie Circular?
The senator from Kentucky who proposed the Compromise Tariff of 1833.
Who is Henry Clay?
The director of the national bank who caused a financial panic in 1837.
Who is Nicholas Biddle?
The trusted friends of president Jackson who served as his personal advisors.
What is "kitchen cabinet"?
The party formed in opposition to Jackson's powerful Presidency.
What is the Whig Party?