Chapter 12 ~ The Jackson Era Flashcards
(28 cards)
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Jackson
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral candidates gets a majority of electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Speaker of the House, Henry Clay, and Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin their opponent’s reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory?
Overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
“Old Hickory”
What changed politics in Washington DC?
His popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
Right to vote
What is the spoils system?
Practice of replacing gov’t employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
What does it mean to secede?
To break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
An 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?
Seqooyah
What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee
What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?
Worcester VS Georgia
What was Jackson’s response to that court case?
President Jackson ignored the ruling and said “John Marshall has made a 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 and an army of 7,000 federal troops
What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?
Chief Osceola
What institution did Jackson try to kill?
The bank
What President was inaugurated in 1837?
Martin Van Buren
