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 candidate gets a majority of electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
john Q. Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson vs. Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Using insults to ruin a chance of their opponent
What is a landslide victory?
An overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Jacksons popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
Replacing gov’t employees with the winning candidates supporters
What does it mean to secede?
To break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
It made the south pay illegal taxes
Where was the Indian Territory?
Oklahoma
Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?
Sequoia he
What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee