Chp 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 the president doesn’t get a magority of electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry clay ,John Quincy
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson, John Quincy
What is mudslinging?
An attempt to ruin opponents reputation
What is a landslide victory?
When the president wins with a blow out
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
His relationship with the common man
What is suffrage?
Right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replacing govt employees with favorites of the president
What does it mean to secede?
To leave
What was the Nullification Crisis?
That South Carolina 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
Where was the Indian Territory
Modern day Oklahoma
Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?
Seqwoyah
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?
He took solider to the Cherokee and told them to leave
What was the Trail of Tears?
The relocation of solders 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 federal bank
