Chapter 12 Flashcards
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry Clay and Adams
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson and Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin their opponents reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory?
Blowout
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Jacksons popularity with common man
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral candidate gets a majority of electoral votes
What is suffrage?
Right to vote
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
What is the spoils system?
Practice of replacing gov’t employees with the winning candidates supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina passed this declaring that 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?
Move away
Where was the Indian Territory?
Modern day Oklahoma
Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?
Sequoyah
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
Chief Osceola
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
Ignored the ruling and said “John Marshall has made his decision and now let him enforce it.”
What was the Trail of Tears?
Relocation and movement of Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma
How did John Tyler become President?
Harrison’s VP
What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
National bank
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
General Winfield Scott
