The Age of Jackson and Westward Expansion (1824-1860)

Andrew Jackson earned the nickname ___________ ____________ after a soldier said that he was “tough as hickory.”

The _____________ ______________ was the practice of awarding government jobs to friends and supporters.

____________ ____________ refers to the rights of states to exercise power independent of the federal government.

4. In 1832, after Congress had passed a new law that lowered the Tariff of 1828 slightly, South Carolina passed the ___________ ___________, declaring the new tariff illegal and threatening to secede from the Union if challenged.

Following tradition, Andrew Jackson left office after two terms and was succeeded by his Vice President _______________ _____________ ______________.

When Martin Van Buren took office, as more and more banks failed, the nation fell into a deep economic panic known as the __________ ____ _________, the worst economic crisis that the nation had experienced, lasting about five years.

In 1840, the Whigs chose ___________ __________ ___________ of Ohio as their presidential candidate. Known as the hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe, the Whigs created an image of their candidate as a “man of the people.”

The ______________ _______________ was a huge area west of the Rocky Mountains that includes the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Wyoming, Montana, and western Canada.

An African American freed from slavery, _______________ _________________, was a fur trader who lived among the Crow Indians and discovered a mountain pass that became a major route to California.

A military officer, ___________ ___________ ____________, was commissioned by the United States government to lead expeditions through many areas across the West, from Wyoming to California.