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Chapter 12 Flashcards

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Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?

A

Jackson

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When does the House of Representatives determine the President?

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when no electoral candidate gets a majority of electoral votes

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Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?

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the speaker of the house, Henry Clay and Quincy Adams

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Who won the Election of 1824?

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John Quincy Adams

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Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?

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Jackson vs Quincy Adams

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What is mudslinging?

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attempts to ruin their opponent’s reputation with insults

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What is a landslide victory?

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an overwhelming victory

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What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?

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Old Hickory

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What changed politics in Washington DC?

A

Jackson’s popularity with the common man

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What is suffrage?

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the right to vote

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What is the spoils system?

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the practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters

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12
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What does it mean to secede?

A

break away

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What was the Nullification Crisis?

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South Carolina passed the Nullification Act, declaring that it would not pay these “illegal” taxes.

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What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?

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Indian Removal Act

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What does relocation mean?

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move to a new place

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16
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Where was the Indian Territory?

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modern day Oklahoma

17
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Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?

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Sequoyah

18
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What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?

A

Cherokee

19
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What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?

A

Worcester v Georgia

20
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What was Jackson’s response to that court case?

A

He ignored it and said, “John Marshall has made his decision and now let him enforce it.”

21
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What was the Trail of Tears?

A

relocation and movement of Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma

22
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Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?

A

General Winfield Scott

23
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What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?

A

Chief Osceola

24
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What institution did Jackson try to kill?

A

federal bank

25
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What President was inaugurated in 1837?

A

Martin Van Buren

26
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Who had the shortest Presidency in US History?

A

William Henry Harrison

27
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How did John Tyler become President?

A

William Henry Harrison died

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