Key Terms Of The Party System - 1538 Words

Key Terms Two Party System: A two party system is when in a government, two main political parties dominate the politics. In an election, one party is usually referred to as the majority party, where the other is the minority party. Kitchen Cabinet: Andrew Jackson’s Kitchen Cabinet was the unofficial group of advisors and friends that made up his cabinet. His real, official cabinet had many members that were personal rivals and fought all the time. Jackson stopped holding meetings with his cabinet because of the frequent disputes, and eventually all of the members resigned or were fired. The press saw his unofficial cabinet members as unprofessional and began calling them his â€Å"Kitchen Cabinet†, because they were mainly just his friends.†¦show more content†¦Black Hawk: Black Hawk was a warrior of the Sauk Indian Tribe and a war leader. The tribe was from what is now the Midwest of the United States. He was another Native American leader who helped his tribe fight against the government during Indian Removal. Osceola: Chief Osceola was a leader of the Seminole that fought back against the U.S. government. He led the first Seminole War from 1817 until 1818. Trail of Tears: The Trail of Tears is known as the rough journey the Cherokee Indians took to the â€Å"Indian Land† they were forced onto. During the journeys of many Indian tribes from east to west of the Mississippi, hundreds of thousands of children and elderly people died from freezing and starvation. The journeys took place anywhere from 1831 to 1839 and at least five major tribes had to go 1000 miles to get to their new promised land. Tariff of Abominations: In 1828 when John Quincy Adams was President, the country’s highest ever tariff, a tax which protected manufacturers from foreign competition, was passed by Congress in which southerners called the Tariff of Abominations. The northern manufacturers were helped by the tariff, but the southerners who sold to and bought from Britain were hurt by it and thought it was unconstitutional. John C. Calhoun: John Calhoun was a southern man who was the Vice President while Jackson was in office. They were originally friends but became enemies