To withdraw or break away from a nation (South Carolina did this in 1860)

A group of personal advisers to President Andrew Jackson

The permanent movement of people into a country from other countries

The belief in the U.S. during the 1800s that the country must extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean

The right of states to declare a federal law illegal; to ignore a federal law

To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law

A work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer

The right to vote

One who holds power

To add a territory to one's own territory

The practice of awarding government jobs to political supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters

Theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control their own most important affairs

To adopt the manners and language of a country

Circumstances that drive people away from a place and draw people to a new location

Those who distrusted immigrants and opposed immigration

To transfer control of something

A group of workers who join together to convince employers to improve working conditions and wages