Chapter 12 Flashcards
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Jackson
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
No one gets the majority
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
John Quincey Adams, Henry Clay
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincey Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson vs. Quiency
What is mudslinging?
Saying Negative things towards your opponents
What is a landslide victory?
Completely Won
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Andrews Jacksons popularity with the Common Men
What is suffrage?
More rights to vote to white males
What is the spoils system?
Practice of repairing government actions by winning candidates supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Seperate
What was the Nullification Crisis?
Tariffs caused South Carolina to threaten by seceding
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian removal act of 1830
What does relocation mean?
Move to a new location
Where was the Indian Territory?
Georgia to Oklahoma
Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?
Sequayah
What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee
What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?
Worechester vs. Georgia
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
Sent troops to make them move
What was the Trail of Tears?
A trail the Indians moved on to get away
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
General Winfield Scott
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
Chief Osceola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The federal bank
