The Age of Jackson

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Missouri Compromise

An agreement passed in 1820 that allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining the balance between North and South.

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Tallmadge Amendment

An amendment proposed by Congressman James Tallmadge that aimed to prohibit slavery in Missouri and emancipate enslaved children at age 25.

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36°30′ north latitude

The line established by the Missouri Compromise, above which new states would not allow slavery.

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Adams-Onís Treaty

The 1819 treaty in which Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

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Battle of New Orleans

A decisive battle in the War of 1812 where Andrew Jackson achieved a significant victory against the British after a peace treaty was signed.

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Indian Removal Act

A law signed by Andrew Jackson in 1830 that authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi.

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Nullification

The theory that states could declare federal laws null and void within their borders, as proposed by John C. Calhoun.

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Force Bill

A bill signed by Jackson that authorized the use of military force to collect tariffs from South Carolina.

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Tariff of Abominations

A tariff imposed in 1828 that angered Southern states and contributed to the Nullification Crisis.

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Trail of Tears

The forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from their homelands in the Eastern United States to areas west of the Mississippi, resulting in immense suffering.

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