Suffrage (Sufragio) - The ability to practice the privilege of voting in elections. , Election of 1824 (Eleccion de 1824) - Andrew Jackson had most of the electoral votes butJohn Quincy Adams influenced the H of R to secure a presidential win after a tie with Andrew Jackson., John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) - Elected 6th President during the Election of 1824 in a "Corrupt Bargain". , Andrew Jackson  - Hero of the Battle of New Orleans and Seventh President of the U.S. Founded the Democratic Party., Election of 1828 (Eleccion de 1828) - Andrew Jackson becomes the 7th President of the U.S. (Democrat), Jacksonian Democracy (Democracia Jacksoniano) - Voting requirements expanded to all white males. Voter participation up. , Electoral College (Colegio Electoral) - System where each state is worth points equal to the two Senators plus its House of Representatives. Presidential candidate with 270 wins. , Nullifications Crisis (Crisis de Anulación) - South Carolina threatens to declare the federal tariff unconstitutional. Jackson threatens military intervention and they back down., State's Rights (Derechos del Estado) - Idea that states' power should be above the federal government's power. , McCulloch v. Maryland - Supreme Court declares that Maryland (states) cannot tax federal institutions. , Tenth Amendment (Décima Enmienda) - Any powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution can be assumed by the states. Claims made by states power to nullify federal laws as state's rights., Cherokee / Cherokee Nation (Nación Cherokee) - Large native group that held land in Georgia and surrounding states that made effort to Americanize. , Indian Removal Act (Ley de Reubicación de los Indígenas)  - Congressional law that was passed which mandated the removal and resettlement of all native groups east of the Mississippi River to lands West of the Mississippi River in Oklahoma. , Worcester v. Georgia - Supreme Court decision that said states' laws (like Georgia) cannot be applied to Indian nations.  , Trail of Tears (Ruta de las Lágrimas) - Forced march of Cherokee and other nations on a 1,200 mile trip that resulted in the death of over 4,000 natives.,

Unit #5-- 8th Grade US History Vocabulary: Age of Jackson-

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