Chapter 12 Flashcards
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral candidate gets a majority of electoral votes
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry Clay and John Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson vs. Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin their opponent’s reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory?
An overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Jackson’s popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
Right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replacing gov’t employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina passed the Nullification Act declaring that it would not pay the “illegal” taxes
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act
What does relocation mean?
Move to a new place
Where was the Indian Territory?
Oklahoma
Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?
Sequoyah
What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?
The Cherokee
What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?
Worcester v. Georgia
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
He ignored the ruling
What was the Trail of Tears?
Relocation and movement of Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
General Winfield
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
Chief Osceola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The bank
What President was inaugurated in 1837?
Martin Van Buren
Who had the shortest Presidency in US History?
William Henry Harrison
How did John Tyler become President?
The death of William Henry Harrison
