Vocabulary
Nullification Crisis
Jackson's Bank War
Indian Removal
American System & Sectionalism
100
The practice of giving government jobs to political supporters as a reward for loyalty
Spoils System
100
To cancel a federal law
Nullify
100
The central financial institution of the United States that Jackson opposed
The National Bank
100
The collective name for the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Choctaw, and Chickasaw
The Five Civilized Tribes
100
The Kentucky senator who created the American System
Henry Clay
200
The 1828 law that placed high taxes on imported goods and angered the South
Tariff of Abominations
200
To formally break away from the Union
Secede
200
What creature represents the National Bank in this political cartoon?
A Hydra
200
The 1830 law that authorized the relocation of Native American tribes
Indian Removal Act of 1830
200
This part of the American System protected Northern industries
Tariffs
300
The 1820 agreement that kept a balance between free and slave states
Missouri Compromise
300
South Carolina’s 1832 action declaring federal tariffs null and void
Nullification Act of 1832
300
The policy requiring payment for public land in gold or silver
Specie Circular
300
The land in present-day Oklahoma where relocated tribes were sent
Indian Territory
300
This part of the American System funded roads and canals
Internal / infrastructure improvements
400
Henry Clay’s economic plan that included a tariff, national bank, and internal improvements
American System
400
The law that allowed President Jackson to use military force to enforce federal laws
Force Act of 1833
400
The economic depression that began shortly after Jackson left office
Panic of 1837
400
The Supreme Court case that ruled Georgia could not interfere with Cherokee land
Worcester v. Georgia
400
This part of the American System stabilized the nation’s currency
National Bank
500
Loyalty to one’s region instead of the entire nation
Sectionalism
500
The main issue that caused conflict between the North and South during the Nullification Crisis
Tariffs
500
What reasons did Jackson give for hating the National Bank?
He thought it was unconstitutional and benefited wealthy northerners instead of farmers and the average American
500
The forced migration of the Cherokee to Indian Territory
The Trail of Tears
500
The growing tension between different regions of the country in the early 1800s
Sectionalism