Chapter 12 Flashcards
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral canidate gets the majority of electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson vs. Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin your opponents reputation
What is a landslide victory?
An overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
“Old Hickory”
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Andrew Jackson’s popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replacing the gov’t employees with the winning candidate supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Leave the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina passed thhe nullification act declaring they wouldn’t pay these illegal taxes
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act
What does relocation mean?
To put in a new place or location
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?
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 it and sent troops to remove them anyways he said “John Marshall has made his decision now let him enforce it”
What was the Trail of Tears?
Movement of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
Winfield Scott
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
Chief Osceola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The National Banks
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?
William Henry Harrison died and he was his Vice President
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
