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 candidate gets a majority of electoral votes the house of rep selects The presidency
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henery clay and john Quincy Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson vs Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin their opponents reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory?
Overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Andrew Jacksons popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
S the right to vote
What is the spoils system?
Replacing government employees with supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
Sc Would not pay for these tariffs
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian removal act
What does relocation mean?
Moving to a new place
Where was the Indian Territory?
Modern day Oklahoma
Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?
Sequoya
What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee nation
What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?
Worecester v. Georgia
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
He ignore it
What was the Trail of Tears?
Relocation and movement of Cherokee
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
General Winfield Scott
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
Semolina
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
Bank
What President was inaugurated in 1837?
Martin van burden
Who had the shortest Presidency in US History?
Willian henery Harrison
How did John Tyler become President?
Vice President of William henery Harriso
