Chapter 13+14 Flashcards
corrupt bargain of 1824
Henry Clay chooses John Q. Adams over Jackson
Spoils System
Jackson replaces all the dying federalist party members with men of his own choosing
Tariff of Abominations
to their surprise, Quincy Adams accepts high tariff bill, southerners have to buy northern goods
Nullification crisis
Southerners aren’t accepting tariff
Compromise Tariff of 1833
Henry Clay lowers tariffs by 10%
Force Bill
Jackson can send military to collect revenue
Indian Removal Act
Moved natives across the Mississippi
Trail of Tears
trail the Cherokees took, many dead
Black Hawk War
War against Sauk and Fox braves in Illinois, led by Jefferson Davis
Bank War
Jackson vs. the national bank
Anti-Masonic
scared of the secret power the Masons had
Pet Banks
surplus federal funds
Specie Circular
public lands have to be purchased with metallic money
Panic of 1837
banks have to recall debt, immediately
Alamo
Americans killed at the Alamo by Santa Anna
Goliad
shortly after the Alamo,
San Jacinto
Spot where Houston turns around and kills beaners during a fiesta
Denmark Vesey
leads slave revolt
John C. Calhoun
big on state’s rights
Jefferson Davis
leads Black Hawk war
Nicholas Biddle
President of the Bank of the USA
Daniel Webster
Along with Clay and Webster, becomes a Whig
Martin Van Buren
inherits financial crisis from Jackson
Stephen Austin
leads 300 families into Texas
Sam Houston
General who captures Santa Anna
Santa Anna
Mexican dictator, attacks the Alamo
William Henry Harrison
Whig candidate who was determined to be average.
