The Age of Jackson - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who became president in the election of 1824?

John Quincy Adams

Henry Clay

John C. Calhoun

Andrew Jackson

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following groups thought of Andrew Jackson as their champion?

Merchants in New England

Native Americans in the North

Common men across the country

Wealthy planters in the South

3.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Jackson's victory in the election of 1828 was significant because

many more people took part in the voting process than in previous elections.

he was the first president to come from a poor background.

it indicated the growing influence of the western section of the country in national politics.

all of the above

4.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The spoils system refers to

the informal advisers to President Jackson.

the removal of the Cherokee from their lands.

giving jobs to one's political supporters.

the banks owned by Jackson's supporters where the administration put money after closing down the National Bank.

5.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What event of the 1830s is shown by the heavy black lines on the map?

The expansion of suffrage

The spoils system

The Trail of Tears

Battles of the Seminole War

6.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

One limitation to democracy during the Jackson era was that

there were only two political parties.

the number of voters was decreasing.

Native Americans could not appeal to the Supreme Court.

women, Native Americans, and most African Americans could not vote.

7.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

^{All of the following are associated with Jacksonian democracy EXCEPT}

extension of the right to vote.

national nominating conventions.

spoils system.

decrease in presidential powers.

8.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which state threatened to secede during the Nullification Crisis?

South Carolina

Texas

Rhode Island

Georgia

9.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The theory of nullification, whereby a state can reject a federal law, was most likely argued by

John C. Calhoun

John Marshall

James Madison

Andrew Jackson

10.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The belief in putting the needs of the nation before the needs of a specific region is

nationalism.

regionalism.

individualism.

patriotism.

11.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Andrew Jackson was a member of which political party?

Whigs

National Republicans

Democrats

Anti-Federalists

12.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

To nullify a law means …

to agree to the law

to secede.

to void or cancel the law.

to vote on the law.

13.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

At the founding of the nation, suffrage was restricted not only by gender and race but on the basis of __________ and __________.

military service; loyalty to the nation

property ownership; military service

property ownership; tax payment

tax payment; military service

14.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Why did Jackson force the Native Americans from their lands?

They were allied with the French

There were gold reserves on the territories

To access the profitable fur trade

because Mr. Aguero told him to

15.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What party formed because they opposed Jackson's ideas?

Whigs

Republicans

Federalists

Democrats

16.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What led President Andrew Jackson’s opponents to call him “King Andrew”?

his experience as a lawyer

his wealthy family

his intention to expand presidential powers

his achievements in the War of 1812

17.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The Bank of the United States became a political issue because

President Jackson thought it was too powerful.

bank officials were caught stealing funds.

it had to be supported with taxpayers' money.

it printed too much paper money.

18.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which Supreme Court case ruled that Georgia could not take Cherokee lands?

Gibbons vs Ogden

Marbury vs Madison

Worcester vs Georgia

McCulloch vs Maryland

19.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Passed in 1830, this authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.

Indian Removal Act

Worcester v. Georgia

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Trail of Tears

20.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated above?

Checks and Balances

Federalism

Popular Sovereignty

Separation of Powers

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