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Chapter 12 Flashcards

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

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Andrew Jackson

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When does the House of Representatives determine the President?

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When their is no majority reached

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Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?

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John Quincy Adams and Clay

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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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Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams

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What is mudslinging?

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Saying bad stuff bout other politicians

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What is a landslide victory?

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When a president wins a large amount of the votes over majority

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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?

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The Spoil System

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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 act of replacing government positions with people who supported you.

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What does it mean to secede?

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To break away from.

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What was the Nullification Crisis?

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When South Carolina said certain tariffs were unfair and threatened to secede.

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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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To forcefully move someone from one place to the other.

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16
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Where was the Indian Territory?

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In Georgia

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?

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The Cherokee

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

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Georgia V. Cherokee Nation

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

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He invaded anyway

21
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What was the Trail of Tears?

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The trail Indians walked to the reservations

22
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Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?

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?

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

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Seminole Wars

24
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What institution did Jackson try to kill?

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The National Bank

25
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What President was inaugurated in 1837?

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Martin Van Buren

26
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Who had the shortest Presidency in US History?

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William Henry Harrison

27
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How did John Tyler become President?

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He was Vice President and the main president died

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