Chapter 12 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
John Q Adams
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When there is no electoral vote majority
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry Clay
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Q Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson and John Q Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin reputations with insults
What is a landslide victory?
A very easily won victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Suffrage expansion
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
A practice of a successful party
What does it mean to secede?
To leave a group or organization
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina saying it would not pay illegal taxes
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act
What does relocation mean?
To 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
What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?
Worcester v. Georgia
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
He ignored the ruling and sent troops to move the Indians out anyways
What was the Trail of Tears?
The relocation trail of the Cherokee and many other Indians
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?
The National Bank
