Unit 8 Vocabulary

What was the 'Corrupt Bargain' in the context of the 1824 U.S. presidential election?

• The 'Corrupt Bargain' was an agreement to end the War of 1812.
• The 'Corrupt Bargain' was a term used to describe the election of 1820.
• The 'Corrupt Bargain' referred to a scandal involving Andrew Jackson's campaign funds.
• The 'Corrupt Bargain' was the alleged deal between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay during the 1824 presidential election.

Spoils System

• The Spoils System refers to a military strategy used in warfare.
• The Spoils System is a type of economic policy for trade agreements.
• The Spoils System is a method of collecting taxes from citizens.
• The Spoils System is a practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.

Mudslinging

• Mudslinging is a type of dance.

• Mudslinging is a form of character attack.

• Mudsliging is a cooking technique.
• Mudsliging refers to a weather phenomenon.

Which political party was established in the 1830s to counteract the policies of Andrew Jackson?

• Whig Party

• Jacksonian Democrats

Jacksonian Democracy

• The right to vote in public elections.

• The idea of spreading political power to all people so the majority could control their government.

Tariff of Abominations (1828)

• Very high taxes on raw materials and manufactured goods that upset the Southern states.

• The belief that states could cancel out (nullify) or reject a federal law.

Secede

• To join a political entity.
• To support a political movement.
• To negotiate terms with an organization.
• To formally withdraw from an organization or political entity.

What was the Trail of Tears?

• A significant event where the Cherokee Indians were forcibly relocated from their homeland to designated Indian Territory.

• A major political dispute involving the imposition of tariffs that led to threats of secession by South Carolina.

Indian Removal Act (1830)

• A law allowing the President to make treaties in which Native Americans in the East traded their lands for new land on the Great Plains.

• A controversy over higher tariffs in which South Carolina threatened to secede from the US.

Nullification Crisis

• A controversy over higher tariffs in which South Carolina threatened to secede from the US.

• The belief that states could cancel out (nullify) or reject a federal law.