Chapter 13 Matching

William Henry Harrison

"Old Tippecanoe," who was portrayed by Whig propagandists as a hard-drinking common man of the frontier

David Crocket

A frontier hero, Tennessee Congressman, and teller of tall tales who died in the Texas War for Independence

John Quincy Adams

Aloof New England statesman whose elitism made him an unpopular leader in the new era of mass democracy

Sequoyah

Cherokee leader who devised an alphabet for his people

Sam Houston

Former Tennessee governor whose victory at San Jacinto in 1836 won Texas its independence

John C. Calhoun

Former vice president, leader of South Carolina nullifiers, and bitter enemy of Andrew Jackson

Black Hawk

Illinois-Wisconsin area Sauk leader who was defeated by American regulars and militia in 1832

Henry Clay

Jackson's rival for the presidency in 1832, who failed to save the Bank of the United States

Santa Anna

Mexican general and dictator whose large army failed to defeat Texas rebels

Moses Austin

Original leader of American settlers in Texas who obtained a huge land grant from the Mexican government

Whigs

Political party that favored a more activist government, high tariffs, internal improvements, and moral reforms

Democrats

Political party that generally stressed individual liberty, the rights of the common people, and hostility to privilege

Osceola

Seminole leader whose warriors killed fifteen hundred American soldiers in years of guerrilla warfare

Nicholas Biddle

Talented but high-handed bank president who fought a bitter losing battle with the president of the United States

Martin Van Buren

The "wizard of Albany," whose economically troubled presidency was served in the shadow of Jackson