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Chapter 6 Flashcards

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John Quincy Adams

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Secretary of State.

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Self-Government

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The right of people to rule themselves independently

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Andrew Jackson

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Served two terms as president

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Suffrage

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The right to vote

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Caucus

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A meeting of members of a political party

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Nominating Convections

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Large meetings of party delegates

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Spoils system

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The practice of rewarding government jobs to loyal supporters of the party that wins an election

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Sequoyah

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Leader, In 1827 the cherokees established a government based on a written constitution.

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Nullification

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An action by the states that cancels a federal law to which the states objects

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Martin Van Buren

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Was Andrew Jacksons choice to succeed him

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William Henry Harrison

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A Whig candidate that Ran against Van Buren in 1840

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Henry Clay

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He helped build a national economy and said the west needed roads and canals.

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John C. Calhoun

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He spoke for the south, wanted national unity and states rights.

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Daniel Webster

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Daniel Webster

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Charter

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a legal document giving certain people rights to a person or company.

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Contract

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an agreement between two or more parities that can be enforced by law.

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Capitalism

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The economic system in which privately owned a businesses compete in a free market.

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Interstate Commerce

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Trade between two or more states.

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Ceded

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Gave up.

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Miguel Hidalgo

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Organized an army of Native American’s that freed several mexican provinces.

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Simon Bolivar

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Best known leader of the struggle for independence from Spain

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James Monroe

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A president

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John Quincey Adams

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The secretary of State

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