Chapter 12 Flashcards
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Jackson
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral canidate gets a majority of electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry Clay
Who won the Election of 1824?
Jackson
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson and Quincy
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin opponents 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?
Replacing government employees with winning canidate supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
Declares that it would not pay 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
Modern Day 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?
“John Marshall has made his decision now let him enforce it”
What was the Trail of Tears?
Cherokee relocated from Georgia to Oklahoma
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
General Winfield Scott
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
Chief Osceloa
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 Henery Harrison
How did John Tyler become President?
William Harrison Dies
