Chapter 12 Flashcards
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
In the election of 1824
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
John Q. Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Q. Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
John Q. Adams vs. Andrew Jackson
What is mudslinging?
When you talk bad about your opponent
What is a landslide victory?
When one candidate wins an overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
“Old Hickory”
What changed politics in Washington DC?
His popularity with the common man changed politics in DC
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replacing gov’t employees with the winning candidate’s supports
What does it mean to secede?
Break away
What does relocation mean?
To move someone or people to a new location
Where was the Indian Territory?
In modern day Oklahoma
Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?
Sequoyoh
