Chapter 6 Flashcards
John Quincy Adams
Secretary of State.
Self-Government
The right of people to rule themselves independently
Andrew Jackson
Served two terms as president
Suffrage
The right to vote
Caucus
A meeting of members of a political party
Nominating Convections
Large meetings of party delegates
Spoils system
The practice of rewarding government jobs to loyal supporters of the party that wins an election
Sequoyah
Leader, In 1827 the cherokees established a government based on a written constitution.
Nullification
An action by the states that cancels a federal law to which the states objects
Martin Van Buren
Was Andrew Jacksons choice to succeed him
William Henry Harrison
A Whig candidate that Ran against Van Buren in 1840
Henry Clay
He helped build a national economy and said the west needed roads and canals.
John C. Calhoun
He spoke for the south, wanted national unity and states rights.
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
Charter
a legal document giving certain people rights to a person or company.
Contract
an agreement between two or more parities that can be enforced by law.
Capitalism
The economic system in which privately owned a businesses compete in a free market.
Interstate Commerce
Trade between two or more states.
Ceded
Gave up.
Miguel Hidalgo
Organized an army of Native American’s that freed several mexican provinces.
Simon Bolivar
Best known leader of the struggle for independence from Spain
James Monroe
A president
John Quincey Adams
The secretary of State
