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 their is no majority reached
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
John Quincy Adams and 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?
Saying bad stuff bout other politicians
What is a landslide victory?
When a president wins a large amount of the votes over majority
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
The Spoil System
What is suffrage?
The Right to Vote.
What is the spoils system?
The act of replacing government positions with people who supported you.
What does it mean to secede?
To break away from.
What was the Nullification Crisis?
When South Carolina said certain tariffs were unfair and threatened to secede.
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act
What does relocation mean?
To forcefully move someone from one place to the other.
Where was the Indian Territory?
In Georgia
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?
Georgia V. Cherokee Nation
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
He invaded anyway
What was the Trail of Tears?
The trail Indians walked to the reservations
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
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What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
Seminole Wars
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The National Bank
