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
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 went against it
What was the Trail of Tears?
Relocation from Georgia to Oklahoma
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
Winfield Scott
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
The Seminole people
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 was Harrison’s VP
