Chapter 12 Flashcards
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824
Andrew Jackson
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral Candidate gets a majority
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
A attempt to ruin the 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?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replace the gov’t employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Threatening to break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
An act declaring that South Carolina won’t pay for these “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?
In modern day 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 didn’t care and ran them out any way
What was the Trail of Tears?
The relocation and movement of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
The Seminole people
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The national bank
What President was inaugurated in 1837?
Martin Van Buren
