Sectionalism Definition

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Nullifications Act

Act passed by South Carolina that declared the 1832 tarrif illegal.

Gibblens V. Ogden

An 1814 case in which the Supreme Court upheld the power of the federal government to regulate commerce.

McColloch V. Maryland

An 1819 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that states had no right to interfere with federal insitutions within their borders.

Interstate Commerce

Business that crosses state lines.

Seminal War

Conflict that began in Florida 1817 when the Seminoles resisted removal.

Trails of Tears

Forced journey of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia to a region west of the Mississippi during which thousands of Cherokees died.

Kitchen Cabinet

Group of unoffical advisers to Andrew Jackson who met with him in the White House Kitchen.

Nullification

Idea that a state has the right to nullify, or cancel, a federal law that the state leaders consider to be unconstitutional.

Internal Improvements

Improvement to roads, bridges, and canals.

Indian Removal Act

Law passed in 1830 that forced many Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.

Sectionalism

Loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country.

Nominating Convention

Meeting at which a political party chooses a canident.

Whigs

Members of John Quincy Adam's former National Republican party.

Majority

More than half.

Depression

Period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment.

Spoils System

Practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs.

Monroe Doctrine

President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin america.

Caucus

Private meeting.

The American System

Program for economic growth promoted by Henry Clay in the 1800's

Democrats

Supporters of Andrew Jackson.

Protective Tarrif

Tarrifs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry.

Tarrif of Abominations

The "Tariff of Abominations" was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States.

Panic of 1837

The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices, and wages went down while unemployment went up. Pessimism abounded during the time.

States Rights

The right of states to limit the power of the federal governement .

Suffrage

The right to vote.

Mudslinging

The use of insults and accusations, especially unjust ones, with the aim of damaging the reputation of an opponent.


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