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Key Terms- Age of Jackson & Westward Expansion

49ers- Those who sought fortunes in the gold mines during the gold rush of 1849 in California.

Bureau of Indian Affairs- This agency that managed the removal of Native Americans to western lands.

C
holera-​A deadly disease marked by vomiting and diarrhea, caused by water contaminated with human and animal waste. 

Foreign Miners Tax- 
Tax aimed at particularly Chinese gold miners.

Great Plains- Expansive land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rockies which was a destination for many pioneers in the early 1800s.

G
old Rush- A large-scale movement to California in a desperate search for gold.

Indian Removal Act- Law authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to the west in 1830.

J
acksonian Democracy- The period of expanding democracy in the 1820s and 1830s.

K
itchen Cabinet- An informal group of trusted advisers who were friends of Andrew Jackson.

M
anifest Destiny- The belief that it was the right of the US to expand across the whole of North America for economic gain.

McCulloch V. Maryland-A U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled the National Bank was constitutional

N
ullification Crisis- Conflict between the supporters and opponents of the nullification of federal laws US States believed to be unconstitutional.

Oregon Trail- Route used in the Mid 1800's by pioneers setting out for a new life, which was not an easy journey.

P
anic of 1837- A severe economic depression after President Van Buren took office.

Pioneers- Those who set out to settle lands in the Great Plains and farther west.

S
poils System- The practice of giving government jobs to political backers.

S
tate’s Rights Doctrine- Says that since the states had formed the national government, state power should be greater than federal power.

T
ariff of Abominations- Call so by outraged southerners, it was a high tax on imports, signed by John Quincy Adams.

Trail of Tears- The Cherokee indians 800-mile forced march out of their native lands.

T
reaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo- This ended the Mexican-American War and ceded California from Spain to the United States.

​W
orcester v. Georgia- Court case that ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws in Georgia had no force.
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