The Bank War
Andrew Jackson's nickname for the second Bank of the United States.
What is the "Monster"
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 had created a government based on this.
What is federalism?
This word means that a state has the power to cancel a federal law to which it objects.
What is nullification?
This man succeeded Andrew Jackson as President.
Who was Martin Van Buren?
The name for William Henry Harrison's campaign when he defeated Martin Van Buren in the election of 1840
What is Log Cabin campaign?
Many people lost these in the economic crisis of 1819.
What are farms?
These two acts, made law under John Adams, raised the issue of balancing state and federal power
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This senator from Massachusetts made a strong argument against Nullification in a speech on the floor of the Senate in 1830.
Who was Daniel Webster?
The Whig party ran this many candidates for president in 1836, hoping to prevent any candidate from receiving a majority of electoral votes.
What is 3?
He was the president of the second Bank of the United States.
Who was Nicholas Biddle?
This amendment to the Constitution set limits on federal power.
What is the 10th Amendment?
These were the two key politicians during the Nullification Crisis.
Who were Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun?
Using parades, barbecues, and other forms of entertainment, this Whig candidate won the election of 1840.
Who was William Henry Harrison?
Year that the Bank's charter was renewed, 4 years before is was expired.
What is 1832
The balance between federal and state power had been debated since this event.
What is the founding of the United States?
This state threatened to secede if the federal government used force to impose tariffs.
What is South Carolina?
This was the name for the economic collapse during the early years of Van Buren's presidency.
What is the Panic of 1837?
This is what Andrew Jackson vowed to do to the Bank.
What is "....I will kill it."
Resolutions from these two states during the Hartford Convention also brought of the issue of the balance of state and federal power.
What are Kentucky and Virginia?
In 1832, Congress passed high tariffs on these two products.
What are iron and textiles?
British manufacturers buying less of this product eventually caused hundreds of banks to collapse.
What is cotton?