Age of Jackson Era

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Founder of the Democratic Party; President of the "Common Man"

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Andrew Jackson

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The right to vote

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Suffrage

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Practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs

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Spoils System

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Tax on imported goods

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Tariff

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South Carolina threatened to secede (withdraw) from the U.S. if tariffs were not reduced. What is this event called?

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Nullification Crisis

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Andrew Jackson's vice president; resigned over the issue of Nullification (Pro-Slavery)

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John C Calhoun

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Congressman from the North; wanted higher tariffs (Anti-Slavery)

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Daniel Webster

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Saved the country from Civil War by proposing the Missouri Compromise, a compromise Tariff, and the Compromise of 1850; "The Great Compromiser"

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Henry Clay

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Opened land to white settlers by forcing Native Americans to move onto reservations in Indian Territory

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Indian Removal Act

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Supreme Court ruled that Cherokee could not be forced to move off their land; Andrew Jackson ignored the court's ruling

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Worcester v. Georgia