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 no electoral candidates get a majority of votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
John Quincy Adams and Henry 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?
Attempts to ruin their opponent’s 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?
Andrew Jackson’s popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replacing government employees with winning candidate supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina declares that it would not pay these “Illegal” taxes
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
What does relocation mean?
To move to another place
Where was the Indian Territory?
Oklahoma
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?
Worcester v. Georgia
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
He said “John Marshal made his decision,now let him enforce it” then he kicked out the Cherokee
What was the Trail of Tears?
Relocation and movement of Cherokee 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?
Chef Osceola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The national bank
What President was inaugurated in 1837?
President Van Buren
Who had the shortest Presidency in US History?
William Henry Harrison (Tippecanoe)
How did John Tyler become President?
William died of pneumonia and Tyler became president
