Give Me Liberty Chapter 10 Vocab

Democrats

1) Alarmed by widening gap between social classes 2) Believed government should have hands off attitude to economy 3) Represented south and west 4) Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Polk, Tyler

Whigs

1) United behind American System 2) Believing via protective tariff 3) National Bank 4) Internal improvements 5) the federal government should help economy 6) Henry Clay, William Henry Harrison, Daniel Webster

Democracy in America

A classic account of a society in the midst of political transformation

Dorr War

A failed attempt to force broader democracy in Rhode Island

Infant Industries

A new industry, which in its early stages experiences relative difficulty or is absolutely incapable in competing with competitors

Panic of 1837

Economic collapse followed by depression

Missouri Compromise

Federal statute that regulated slavery in the western territories. Devised by Henry Clay, it was agreed to by pro and anti slavery factions in Congress and passed as a law in 1820

McCulloch vs. Maryland

In 1816, Congress chartered the 2nd Bank of the U.S. In 1818, Maryland passed legislation to impose taxes on the bank. McCulloch, the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the bank, refused to pay the tax

2nd Bank of the U.S.

Private, profit-making corporation that aced as the government financial agent, issuing paper money, collecting taxes, and paying debt

Internal Improvements

Program drafted by Calhoun, only to be astonished when the President, on the eve of retirement, vetoed the bill

Indian Removal Act

Providing funds for uprooting the 5 tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole

Bank War

Reflected how Jackson enhanced the power of the presidency during his 8 years in office, proclaiming himself the symbolic representative of all people

Pet Banks

Removal of federal funds from its vaults and their deposits in select local banks

Nullification Crisis

South Carolina stood alone during this. It stood for disunion

Tariff of Abominations

Tariff of 1828 was a protective tariff designed to protect industry in northern U.S. It was labeled an abomination by southern detractors because of the effects it had on the antebellum Southern economy

Monroe Doctrine

The U.S. would oppose any further efforts at colonization by European powers in the Americas. They would abstain from involvement with Europe

Force Act

The authorization to use the army and navy to collect customs duties

Worcester vs. Georgia

The court changed its mind, holding that Indian nation were a distinct people with the right to maintain a separate political identity

"Information Revolution"

The market revolution and political democracy produced a large expansion of the public sphere and explosion in printing

Panic of 1819

The nation's first major depression

"Spoils System"

The principle of rotation in office into national government, making loyalty to the party the main qualification for jobs like postmaster and customs official

Trail of Tears

The removal route from Georgia to present day Oklahoma for Indiana

American System

Blueprint for government promoted economic development