Chapter 12 Flashcards
(27 cards)
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral canidates get a majority of electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henery clay john quency adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John quency adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson and quicny adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin their opponents reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory?
A overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Andrew jacksons popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replacing governmental employes with the winning canidates supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina passed the nullifacation 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
Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?
Sequoh
What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee
What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?
Worecester v. Georgia
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
He ignored it and said “john marshall has made his decision and now let enforce it”
What was the Trail of Tears?
Relocation and movement of cherokee from georgia to oklahoma
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
General winfield scott and a army of 7,000federal troops
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
Cheif osceola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The bank
What President was inaugurated in 1837?
Martin van buren
