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Nicholas Biddle. President of the Bank of the United States. Reservations . Eventually faced intrusion by white settlers. Tariff . A fee paid by merchants who imported goods. John Quincy Adams. House of Representatives selected him as president in 1824. mudslinging.
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Nicholas Biddle President of the Bank of the United States
Reservations Eventually faced intrusion by white settlers
Tariff A fee paid by merchants who imported goods
John Quincy Adams House of Representatives selected him as president in 1824
mudslinging Attempt to ruin an opponent’s reputation with insults
Spoils system Practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
Nullification Act A law passed by South Carolina declaring tariffs illegal
Whigs New political party that influenced the election of 1836
Democratic-Republicans Favored states’ rights and limited central government
Worcester v. Georgia Ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee Nation
Presidential campaigns Transformed into slogans, rallies, buttons, and mudslinging by 1828
landslide Winning by a large margin
John Quincy Adams Favored a strong military and federal government direction of the economy
Trail of Tears Long, forced march of Cherokee from their homes to the west
Bank of the U.S. Held and controlled the money supply of the U.S.
Federal treasury Separated government finances from private banks
Osceola Led attacks by the Seminoles on U.S. forts
John C. Calhoun Believed states had the power to decide I federal laws were constitutional
“corrupt bargain” Made between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams
Indian Removal Act Authorized the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west