Chapter 12 ~ The Jackson Era Flashcards
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Jackson
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral candidates gets a majority of electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Speaker of the House, Henry Clay, and Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin their opponent’s reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory?
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?
Right to vote
What is the spoils system?
Practice of replacing gov’t employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
What does it mean to secede?
To break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
An act declaring that it would not pay these “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