Chapter 12 Flashcards
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Jackson
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral candidate gets a majority of electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson and 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?
Jack owns popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
Right to vote
What is the spoils system?
Practice of replacing gov’t employees with the winning candidates supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
Act declaring that SC would not pay “illegal” taxes
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act
What does relocation mean?
Move to a new place
Where was the Indian Territory?
Oklahoma
Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?
Sequoias
What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee
What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?
Worcester vs. Georgia
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
“John Marshall had made hi decision and now let him enforce it”
What was the Trail of Tears?
Relocation and movement of Cherokee from Georgia and Oklahoma
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?
National Bank
