Chapter 12 Flashcards
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral commitee gets the majority of the electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry Clay and John Quincey Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincey Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson and John Quincey Adams
What is mudslinging?
An attempt to ruin a canidates opponet with throwing insults at them
What is a landslide victory?
An overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Jacksons popularity with common man
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replacing gov’t employees with the winning canidates support
What does it mean to secede?
To break apart from the Union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
It declared that it wouldnt pay these 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?
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 Indians
What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?
Worcest 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?
The trail that the Cherokee took when Jacksons troops led them to Oklahoma
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
General Winfeild Scott and 7,000 other troops
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
Cheif Oseola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The National Bank
What President was inaugurated in 1837?
Martin Van Buren
