Democracy in the Age of Jackson & Westward Expansion

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Calhoun believed in the power of this when it thought a federal law was unconstitutional.

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nullification

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John Quincy Adams’s supporters came to be called this: Whigs, Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians.

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Whigs

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Andrew Jackson’s supporters became known as this.

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Democrats

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These replaced caucuses as a method of choosing candidates for President.

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nominating conventions

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The name of the group that included party leaders and newspaper editors who advised Jackson.

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Kitchen Cabinet

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Forced march of the Cherokee to lands in the West.

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Trail of Tears

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Made imported goods more expensive.

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Tariff of Abominations

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Legislative Act that forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.

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Indian Removal Act

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Conflict between Native Americans in Florida and the government of the United States.

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Seminole War

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Economic crisis during Van Buren’s presidency.

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Panic of 1837