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 elector candidate gets the 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?
Jacksons vs. John Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin their opponents 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?
His popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
Th practice of replacing govt employees with the winning candidate supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
Not pay illegal taxes
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
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 vs. gerogia
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
Ignored the ruling
What was the Trail of Tears?
Relocation needs movement of Cherokee from Georgie to Oklahoma
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
Winfield Scott
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
Seminole
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
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 Vice President
