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
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?
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?
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 the winning candidate’s supporters
What does it mean to secede?
To break away
What was the Nullification Crisis?
When South Carolina passed the nullification act that declared that it would not pay the “illegal” taxes
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
The Indian Removal Act
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?
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 ignored the rulings and said,”John Marshall has made his decision and now let him enforce it.”
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?
Chief Osceola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The National Bank
What President was inaugurated in 1837?
Martin Van Buren (8th President)
Who had the shortest Presidency in US History?
William Henry Harrison
How did John Tyler become President?
Harrison died
