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Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?

A

Jackson

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When does the House of Representatives determine the President?

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When no electoral numbers gets a majority of electoral votes

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Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?

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Henry clay and John Quincy Adams

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Who won the Election of 1824?

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John Quincy Adams

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Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?

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Jackson vs. Quincy Adams

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What is mudslinging?

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Attempts to ruin their opponents reputation with insults

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What is a landslide victory?

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An overwhelming victory

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What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?

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Old Hickery

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What changed politics in Washington DC?

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His popularity with the common man

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What is suffrage?

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The right to vote

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What is the spoils system?

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The practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidates supporters

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What does it mean to secede?

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Break away from the union

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What was the Nullification Crisis?

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South Carolina passed the nullification act, declaring that it would not pay illegal taxes

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What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?

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Indian Removal Act

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What does relocation mean?

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Move to a new place

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Where was the Indian Territory?

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Modern day Oklahoma

17
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Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?

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Sequoyah

18
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What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?

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Cherokee

19
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What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?

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Worcester v. Georgia

20
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What was Jackson’s response to that court case?

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He said ,”John Marshall has made his decision and now let him enforce it.”

21
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What was the Trail of Tears?

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Relocation and movement of Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma

22
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Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?

A

General Winfield Scott

23
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What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?

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Chief Osceola

24
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What institution did Jackson try to kill?

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The federal bank

25
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What President was inaugurated in 1837?

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Martin Van Buren

26
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Who had the shortest Presidency in US History?

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William Henry Harrison

27
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How did John Tyler become President?

A

He became president due to the death of William Henry Harrison

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