APUSH Unit 4 Part 1 Vocab

Tallmadge Amendment

proposal to admit Missouri as free, allow no new slaves to be brought into Missouri, free all child slaves at age 25; not adopted

Missouri Compromise

added Missouri as slaves state, Maine as free state, and prohibited slaves above 36th parallel

Monroe Doctrine

Stated that Europeans were no longer allowed to interfere in affairs of or to colonize Americas

“Jacksonian democracy”

term used to refer to fact that common man became more involved in politics during late 1820s and early 1830s

Indian Removal Act of 1830

Forced the resettlement of Native Americans to west of Mississippi

Worcester v Georgia (1832)

said Georgia’s laws had no force in Cherokee territory; Jackson wouldn't enforce this

Trail of Tears

forced march of the 5 "civilized tribes" west of the Mississippi during 1830s

Force Bill

gave Jackson the power to invade SC during nullification crisis

Democrats

states' rights party that was offshoot of Democratic-Republicans; wanted limited federal government power

Whigs

offshoot of Federalist party, it wanted a stronger federal government and the promotion of Henry Clay's American system

American system

included tariffs, a national bank, and infrastructure to promote the nation's economic growth

Erie Canal

connected New York City and east coast to Great Lakes; drove down prices

Nullification Crisis

this was the result of South Carolina's attempt to cancel the Tariff of 1828--it's an example of the federal government vs. the state governments

Marbury v Madison

established judicial review and supremacy of federal law over state law

Embargo Act

stopped all trade with all powers in 1808; destroyed US economy, later repealed

National Road

the first interstate highway

Barbary Wars

conflicts with north African nations over access to Mediterranean trade during Jefferson's presidency

War of 1812

conflict with Britain over shipping and enforcement of Jay's Treaty

Treaty of Ghent

ended the War of 1812

John C. Calhoun

proposed "nullification theory"

McColluch v Maryland

said federal government was superior to the states, and that states could not tax the federal bank to death

Panic of 1837

economic depression that resulted from the lack of a national bank

Seminoles

they refused to move west of the Mississippi and fought wars into the 1840s