Ch 12 Flashcards
(27 cards)
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no candidate recieves a majority of electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry Clay and Quincy Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson vs Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin your opponents reputation
What is a landslide victory?
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?
The practice of replacing govt employees with the winning candidates supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Vreak away; leave
What was the Nullification Crisis?
Act stating SC wouldnt pay these “illegal” taxes
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Andrew Jacksons
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?
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?
“John Marshall has made his decision and now let him enforce it”
What was the Trail of Tears?
Relocation of Cherokee 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?
Cheif Osceola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The national bank
