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~Jacksonian Democracy-A historian's term for the political culture of white male citizens in the 1820s and 1830. It celebrated
the "self-made man" and rejected the idea that leaders should be drawn from the intellectual and economic elite.
~Tariff of abominations-An 1828 protective tariff, or tax on imports, motivated by special interest groups. It resulted
in a substantial increase in duties that angered many southern free traders.
~Trail of Tears-In the winter of 1838-1895, The Cherokee were forced to evacuated their lands in Georgia and travel under
military guard to present-day Oklahoma. Due to exposure and disease, roughly one-quarter of the 16,000 forced migrants died
en route.
~Bank War-Between 1832-1836, Andrew Jackson used his presidential power to fight and ultimately destroy the second Bank
of the United States.
~Specie Circular-In 1836, President Andrew Jackson issued this executive order that required purchasers of public land
to pay in "specie" gold or silver coin, rather than paper money.
~Panic of 1837-A financial depression that lasted until the 1840s.
~Second party system-A historian's term for the National two-party rivalry between Democrats and Whigs. The second party
system began in the 1830's and ended in the 1850s with the demise of the Whig party and The rise of the republican party.
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