Unit 4 Vocab
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1. Indian Removal : Legislation signed by Andrew Jackson that authorized the president to negotiate
Act land-exchange treaties with Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi
River, ultimately leading to their forced relocation.
2. Worcester v. A Supreme Court case where Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the Cherokee
Georgia Nation was a sovereign entity and Georgia's laws had no force in their territory;
President Jackson ignored the ruling.
3. Trail of Tears The forced migration of the Cherokee people from their ancestral lands to des-
ignated Indian Territory (Oklahoma), during which thousands died from disease,
exposure, and starvation.
4. Nullification Cri- A sectional crisis during Jackson's presidency sparked by South Carolina's attempt
sis to nullify the federal Tariff of Abominations (1828), which the state considered
unconstitutional. John C. Calhoun was a key figure.
5. Force Bill Passed by Congress during the Nullification Crisis, this bill authorized President
Jackson to use military force to enforce federal tariffs if necessary.
6. Bank War Andrew Jackson's campaign against the Second Bank of the United States (BUS),
which he believed concentrated too much power in the hands of a small elite and
was unconstitutional.
7. Pet Banks State banks where federal funds were deposited after Jackson vetoed the recharter
of the BUS and withdrew federal money from it.
8. Whig Party A political party that emerged in the 1830s in opposition to Jacksonian Democrats,
advocating for a strong federal government, protective tariffs, a national bank, and
internal improvements (Henry Clay's American System).
9. Panic of 1837 A severe financial crisis that occurred shortly after Jackson left office, caused partly
by his banking policies (like the Specie Circular) and leading to a depression.
10. Market Rev.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i8ev64
1. Indian Removal : Legislation signed by Andrew Jackson that authorized the president to negotiate
Act land-exchange treaties with Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi
River, ultimately leading to their forced relocation.
2. Worcester v. A Supreme Court case where Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the Cherokee
Georgia Nation was a sovereign entity and Georgia's laws had no force in their territory;
President Jackson ignored the ruling.
3. Trail of Tears The forced migration of the Cherokee people from their ancestral lands to des-
ignated Indian Territory (Oklahoma), during which thousands died from disease,
exposure, and starvation.
4. Nullification Cri- A sectional crisis during Jackson's presidency sparked by South Carolina's attempt
sis to nullify the federal Tariff of Abominations (1828), which the state considered
unconstitutional. John C. Calhoun was a key figure.
5. Force Bill Passed by Congress during the Nullification Crisis, this bill authorized President
Jackson to use military force to enforce federal tariffs if necessary.
6. Bank War Andrew Jackson's campaign against the Second Bank of the United States (BUS),
which he believed concentrated too much power in the hands of a small elite and
was unconstitutional.
7. Pet Banks State banks where federal funds were deposited after Jackson vetoed the recharter
of the BUS and withdrew federal money from it.
8. Whig Party A political party that emerged in the 1830s in opposition to Jacksonian Democrats,
advocating for a strong federal government, protective tariffs, a national bank, and
internal improvements (Henry Clay's American System).
9. Panic of 1837 A severe financial crisis that occurred shortly after Jackson left office, caused partly
by his banking policies (like the Specie Circular) and leading to a depression.
10. Market Rev.
1/4
