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?
Due to the 12th
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
John Quincy Adams and Henry clay
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson and Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Talking about hr opponent to ruin their reputation
What is a landslide victory?
Overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Andrew Jackson
What is suffrage?
Right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The he practice of replacing govt employees with winning candidate supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
Saying they weren’t going to pay 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?
Oklahoma
Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?
Sequoyah
What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee
What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?
Worechester v Georgia
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
He ignored it
What was the Trail of Tears?
The movement of the Cherokee fo m 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?s
Seminole. Oseola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The Bank
What President was inaugurated in 1837?
Martin van buren
Who had the shortest Presidency in US History?
WHH
How did John Tyler become President?
The president died
