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Corrupt Bargain: The corrupt bargain in the election of 1824 occurred when the Speaker of the House at the time, convinced Congress to elect John Adams instead of Andrew Jackson. Jackson was his rival at the time of the election, so the Speaker advised the house to put Ad

Spoils system: is a practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a system of awarding offices on the basis of so

Trail Of Tears: was the forced relocation of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma in 1838 during which thousands died from starvation and exposure.

SC Exposition And Protest: The South Carolina Exposition and Protest, also known as Calhoun's Exposition, was written in December 1828 by John C. Calhoun, then vice president under John Quincy Adams and later under Andrew Jackson. Calhoun did not formally state his authorship at th

Sectionalism: Promoting the good of one region over that of others.

Webster-Hayne Debate: The Webster–Hayne debate was a famous debate in the United States between Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Senator Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina that took place on January 19–27

Nat Turner: United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)

Specie Circular: as an executive order issued by U.S. President Andrew Jackson in 1836 and carried out by succeeding President Martin Van Buren. It required payment for government land to be in gold.

Nationalism: Supporting a national identity when it does not exist as a sovereign nation, for example, Basque nationalism, Kurdish nationalism.

Pet Bank: is a pejorative term for state banks selected by the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive surplus government funds in 1833. They were also named "wildcat banks"

Worcester vs. GA: was a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was

Tariff Of Anominations: The Tariff of 1828 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.

Compromise Tariff 1833: was proposed by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun as a resolution to the Nullification Crisis.

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