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 electoral vote.
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry clay and John Quincy
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson vs John Quincy
What is mudslinging?
Trying to ruin the opponent with insults
What is a landslide victory?
Win by huge amount
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Jackson popularity with the common man changed politics in Washington DC.
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
After president wins he helps his supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina said it would not pay this illegal taxes
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
IRA
What does relocation mean?
Move to a new place
Where was the Indian Territory?
Modern day Oklahoma
Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?
Sequoia
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?
Take the Indians out by force
What was the Trail of Tears?
The relocation of the 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?
Chief Osceola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The national bank
What President was inaugurated in 1837?
Martin Van Buren
Who had the shortest Presidency in US History?
William Henry Harrison
How did John Tyler become President?
He became president because William Henry Harrison died
