Chapter 12 Flashcards
(27 cards)
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
No electoral candidate gets the majority of votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry clay, John Quincy Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Bad talking your opponent
What is a landslide victory?
When someone wins by an overwhelming majority of votes
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
Replacing government employees with the winning candidates supporters
What does it mean to secede?
To break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Dakota wouldn’t pay the 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?
Sequayah
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 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?
Chief Osceola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
Bank
