Chapter 11: The Jackson Era 1824-1845 Flashcards
Who was Andrew Jackson?
The 7th President of the United States
Who was Henry Clay?
He was Adam’s Secretary of State
Who was John C. Calhoun?
He was Jackson’s Vice President
Who was William Henry Harrison?
He was a hero of the war of 1812 and was nominated for president by the Whigs.
Who was John Tyler?
He was a planter from Virginia also nominated by the Whigs for president.
Who was “King Andrew”
He was a character in a political cartoon showing President Jackson as a tyrant
Who was Sequoyah ( Sequoia)
He developed the written alphabet for the Cherokee Language
Who was Black Hawk?
He was the Sauk chieftain
Who was Osceola
He was the Leader of the Seminole
What were the names of the 5 Civilized Tribes
Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, Cherokee and Seminole
Who were the Cherokee
They were a separate nation in Georgia that the federal government recognized
Who were the Seminoles
They were the First tribe to successfully resist their removal
Who were the Whigs
They were one of the parts of the split democrat party
What was the Election of 1824
It was when John Q. Adams won president using Henry Clay’s Influence of Speaker of The House
What was the Election of 1828
It was when Jackson received most of the votes in the frontier states and southern states
