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Cumberland Road
Another name for a national road whose construction began in 1811 in whichstretched from a town in Western Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois. -
corrupt bargain
the alleged deal made between Clay and Adams in the election of 1824 -
South Carolina Exposition
the pamphlet of 1828 that carefully outlined the doctrine of nullification -
Tariff of Abominations
the tariff of 1828 which began as a scheme to unseat President Adams but ended by becoming a "bad" law -
Revolution of 1828
the nickname given to the election of 1828 because of its great shift toward the common man -
Oklahoma Territory
in the 1830s, most of the Indians in the southeast United States were moved to this "permanent" reservation -
Black Hawk
the leader of the Illinois and Wisconsin Indians who resisted eviction in 1832 -
Compromise Tariff of 1833
The tariff that adverted nullification by South Carolina in the early 1830's. -
Specie Circular
in 1836 President Jackson had the Treasury issue a decree that required all public lands be purchased with "hard" or metallic money -
Panic of 1837
over speculation and get-rich-quick schemes led to this financial crisis during the administration of Martin Van Buren -
Whig wins election
First time Whig beats Democrat in election. -
Pony Express
The system of carrying mail to St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacremento, California in 1860 that took only about 10 days. -
American Temperance Society
A organization that formed in Boston in 1862 that implored drinkers to sign temperance pledges.