Terms Chapter 13

Question 1

Trail of Tears

Answer 1

In fall and winter of 1838-1839 the U.S army forcibly removed about 15,000 Cherokees from homelands to march them up to Indian territories. About 4,000 died on the 116 day journey.

Question 2

Tariff of Abominations

Answer 2

Protective tariff passed by the congress on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States.

Question 3

Indian Removal Act

Answer 3

Passed by congress on May 28, 1830 during the presidency of Jackson. Authorized the president to negotiate with Indian tribes in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their ancestral homelands.

Question 4

Bank War

Answer 4

Political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States between Jackson and Clay.

Question 5

Whig Party

Answer 5

American political party formed in the 1830s to oppose President Jackson and the Democrats. Whigs- protective tariffs, national banking, and federal aid for internal improvements.

Question 6

Two Party System

Answer 6

System where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. One of two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually referred to as the majority party while the other is the minority party.

Question 7

Spoils System

Answer 7

Practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.