Andrew Jackson

How many candidates ran for president in the election of 1824?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 6

Why did the House of Representatives have to determine the president in the election of 1824?

• Adams and Jackson tied

• No candidate received more than half the electoral votes

• Andrew Jackson received the most votes but couldn't become president, because he was in the military

• People in the west illegally voted so they had to have a revote in the House of Representatives

Who did the House of Representatives select to become the 6th President?

• John Q. Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• William Crawford

What job did Henry Clay ask John Q. Adams to give him after he convinced the House of Representatives to select Adams as the 6th president?

• Secretary of State

• Speaker of the House

• Chief Justice

• Vice President

Ruining your opponents reputation with insults

• Mudslinging

• Sectionalism

• Tariff

• Spoils System

The practice of replacing government officials with your supporters

• Mudslinging

• Nationalism

• Trail of Tears

• Spoils System

What were some of the new campaign tactics used by Adams and Jackson in the presidential election of 1828? (Select All That Apply)

• Barbeques

• Rallies

• Concerts

• Mudslinging

Who died shortly after Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828?

• His mother

• His brother

• His son

• His wife

A tax on an imported good

• Tariff

• Mudslinging

• Nullification

• Spoils System

Which state threatened to secede from the USA due to the Tariff of 1828?

• Georgia

• Maryland

• South Carolina

• New York