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?
When a candidate doesn’t receive most of the electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry Clay and 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 Q. Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempt to ruin their opponents reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory?
A huge victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Common Man
What is suffrage?
Right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replacing government officials with winning candidates supporters
What does it mean to secede
To leave
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina passed an act declaring they would not pay 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
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?
Georgia v. Worcester
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 and movement of Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma
Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?
General 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
