Glossary

  • Whig Party

    the conservative political party founded in 1833 by Henry Clay that opposed Andrew Jackson and Jacksonian Democracy.

  • White primaries

    an election that was only open to white voters

  • White supremacy

    the belief that white people constitute a superior race and should therefore dominate society, typically to the exclusion or detriment of other racial and ethnic groups.

  • Writ of Certiorari

    A request filed by a losing party in a case decided by the federal or state courts for the Supreme Court to exercise its appellate jurisdiction and review the ruling below.

  • XYZ Affair

    An incident between the government representatives of the United States and France.

  • Yazoo Nation

    One of twenty-one known Native American tribal nations that lived in the area of present day Mississippi between 1500-1800.