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protective tariff

tax on foreign goods to help protect American industry

“corrupt bargain”

“unfair deal” made between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams in the election of 1824

Democrats

Political party formed by Jackson and his supporters in the 1800’s

Whigs

Political party formed by John Quincy Adams and his supporters to oppose the Democrats

Inauguration

Ceremony at which a president officially takes office

Spoils System

System of rewarding political supporters with government jobs

Tariff

Tax on goods imported from foreign countries

Abomination

Something that is hated

Tariff of Abominations

Name given by Southerners to a high tariff passed by Congress in 1828

Nullify

To cancel a law

Secede

To break away from a country and form a separate government

Force Bill

Bill proposed by Jackson that would use the military to force South Carolina to obey the tariff law

Bank War

Disagreement between Jackson and the Whig party over whether the national bank should be renewed

Pet Banks

Nickname given to the state banks that Jackson put the national bank money into

Indian Removal Act

Law passed by Jackson that forced Native Americans in the southeast to move west of the Mississippi River

Trail of Tears

Name given to the trip Native Americans were forced to take to their new land in the West

John Quincy Adams

6^th President of the United States- served from 1825-1829.

Andrew Jackson

7^th President of the United States- served from 1829-1837.

Nicholas Biddle

President of the 2^nd Bank of the United States; was personally disliked by Jackson during the Bank War

John Marshall

Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; ruled in favor of Cherokee’s rights

Martin Van Buren

Jackson’s vice president during his second term; 8^th president of the U.S. from 1837-1841