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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements describes the social situation of the United States before Jacksonian Democracy?Hundreds of craftspeople were opening shops in cities.Small farmers were profiting from new technologies.Ordinary Americans were gaining a voice in government.Power was in the hands of a few wealthy individuals.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the "spoils system" practiced by newly-elected president Andrew Jackson?damaging the reputation of one's political opponentscelebrating one's victory over a period of monthsrewarding supporters by giving them government jobsraising the wages of one's staff after a victory
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main Democratic criticism of John Quincy Adams's candidacy for the presidency?He was crude and hot-tempered.He was out of touch the everyday people.He was a veteran too invested in the military.He was a bad judge of character.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe Bureau of Indian Affairs was agroup established by the Mississippi legislature to track Native American deaths.federal agency designed to negotiate with Creek and Chickasaw Indians.congressionally-approved office established to protect the ways of Native Americans.federal agency created to manage the removal of Native Americans to the West.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the following eyewitness account describe:
"What a scene did we witness! ... a rabble, a mob, of boys ... women, children, scrambling, fighting, romping ... But it was the people's day, and the people's President, and the people would rule."excitement surrounding a popular new president's inauguration.rebellion of common people against a privileged president.mad dash of presidential supporters scrambling for government jobs.somber occasion of a lame duck president's last day in office. - 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was most significant about the Choctaw Indians after 1830?They were the first American Indians to be raided by settlers.They were the first American Indians removed to Indian Territory.Their government was the first to be abolished by an American state.Their example inspired other American Indians to settle in Indian Territory.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Cherokee people resist removal to Indian Territory?They published a newspaper directed toward federal officials.They traded tribal goods for knives, guns, and other weapons.They kept to themselves and avoided white settlers.They adopted the contemporary culture of white Americans.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Supreme Court rule in Worcester v. Georgia?The Cherokee Indians had to move from their land in Georgia.The state of Georgia had no legal power over the Cherokee.Only state governments had authority over American Indians.U.S. troops in any state had the right to remove American Indians.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Sequoya's role in Native American history?He led a Cherokee attack on Georgia troops.He modeled the first Cherokee government after the U.S. Constitution.He sued the state of Georgia for illegal occupation of Cherokee land.He created a writing system for the Cherokee language.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a consequence of the Worcester v. Georgia decision?President Jackson ordered all state troops to keep out of all Indian lands.Georgia allowed the Cherokee nation to establish an independent government.Georgia ignored the ruling and President Jackson took no action to enforce it.President Jackson authorized the removal of the Cherokee to Indian Territory.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceBased on the example of U.S. government policy toward the Cherokee, why was the United States' political leadership in such a hurry to uproot the American Indian population?Urban centers struggled with a growing population and city dwellers longed for the freedom of open spaces.The removal of American Indians was politically popular at a time when fearful citizens were migrating west.Property for farming grew expensive as it became scarce and Americans wanted an opportunity to buy cheap land.The promise of resources like gold on tribal grounds outweighed any commitments to American Indian land rights.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAfter signing a treaty in 1832 in which they agreed to leave Florida within three years, the Seminole Indiansignored the treaty and resisted removal with force.stayed in Florida and adopted the culture of white people.brought a case against the state of Florida.respected the treaty and took a deadly journey west.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich group did Osceola lead against U.S. troops?the Saukthe Foxthe Cherokeethe Seminole
- 14. Multiple ChoiceChief Black Hawk was the leader of theFox and Sauk who decided to fight U.S. officials rather than leave Illinois.Seminole who called upon his tribe to resist removal and wound up dying in prison.Cherokee who persuaded his tribe to appeal to the U.S. Courts instead of using violence.Chickasaw who negotiated a treaty to get more supplies for the trip to Indian Territory.
- 15. Multiple ChoicePolitical parties gave people a voice in the process of selecting candidates for president and vice president atElection ralliesCongressional hearingsNominating conventionsthe Kitchen Cabinet
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich candidate's chances of winning the presidential election of 1828 rose because his heroism during the war made him popular with voters?John Quincy AdamsJohn C. CalhounMartin Van BurenAndrew Jackson
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich political party nicknamed Andrew Jackson "the People's President"?FederalistsDemocratsRepublicansWhigs
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIndian leader who decided to fight U.S. officials rather than leave Illinois.SequoyaGeronimoOsceolaBlack Hawk
- 19. Multiple ChoiceEstablished that only the federal government had authority over American IndiansWorcester v. GeorgiaMarbury v. MadisonJudiciary Act of 1789Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
- 20. Multiple ChoiceNominating conventions contributed to the expansion of democracy in the United States in the 1820s bydrawing media attention to the electionallowing people to become more active in politicsgranting women and African Americans the voteincreasing the presidential candidate's popularity
- 21. Multiple Choice
Who was responsible for creating an 86 character writing system?
Jackson
Sequoya
Black Hawk
Sacagawea
- 22. Multiple Choice
Nominating conventions contributed to the expansion of democracy in the United States in the 1820s by...
drawing media attention to the election
granting women and African Americans the vote
allowing people to become more active in politics
increasing the presidential candidate's popularity
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is an example of how voting rights were expanded in the early 1800s?
Some states extended suffrage rights to more white males.
Party leaders began to nominate their parties' candidates.
Maryland set religious qualifications for voters.
Massachusetts granted one-half of a vote to each literate freedman.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the "spoils system" practiced by newly-elected president Andrew Jackson?damaging the reputation of one's political opponentscelebrating one's victory over a period of monthsrewarding supporters by giving them government jobsraising the wages of one's staff after a victory
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe Bureau of Indian Affairs was agroup established by the Mississippi legislature to track Native American deaths.federal agency designed to negotiate with Creek and Chickasaw Indians.congressionally-approved office established to protect the ways of Native Americans.federal agency created to manage the removal of Native Americans to the West.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat was most significant about the Choctaw Indians after 1830?They were the first American Indians to be raided by settlers.They were the first American Indians removed to Indian Territory.Their government was the first to be abolished by an American state.Their example inspired other American Indians to settle in Indian Territory.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhere was Indian Territory?present-day Oklahomapresent-day Arkansassouth of the Blue Ridge Mountainseast of the Mississippi River
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWho benefited most from Andrew Jackson's plan to remove American Indians to the West?Cherokee Indians, who gained a now model of constitutional governmentAndrew Jackson, who gained public approval as a result of his policyAmerican farmers, who gained millions of acres of land for settlementAmerican Indians, who gained protection by the U.S. government
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Sequoya's role in Native American history?He led a Cherokee attack on Georgia troops.He modeled the first Cherokee government after the U.S. Constitution.He sued the state of Georgia for illegal occupation of Cherokee land.He created a writing system for the Cherokee language.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat aspect of Native American history became known as the "Trail of Tears"?the streams of blood that flowed from the Sauk Indians in the Black Hawk Warthe forced 800-mile march Cherokee Indians made in their removal from Georgiathe line connecting Seminole Indian settlements up and down Florida's east coastthe unpublished works on the Cherokee population written by Sequoya
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich group did Osceola lead against U.S. troops?the Saukthe Foxthe Cherokeethe Seminole
- 32. Multiple ChoiceChief Black Hawk was the leader of theFox and Sauk who decided to fight U.S. officials rather than leave Illinois.Seminole who called upon his tribe to resist removal and wound up dying in prison.Cherokee who persuaded his tribe to appeal to the U.S. Courts instead of using violence.Chickasaw who negotiated a treaty to get more supplies for the trip to Indian Territory.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich candidate's chances of winning the presidential election of 1828 rose because his heroism during the war made him popular with voters?John Quincy AdamsJohn C. CalhounMartin Van BurenAndrew Jackson
- 34. Multiple ChoiceIndian leader who decided to fight U.S. officials rather than leave Illinois.SequoyaGeronimoOsceolaBlack Hawk
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWho was Jackson's Vice President?Martin Van BurenKitchen CabinetJohn Quincy AdamsJohn C Calhoun
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat political party was formed to support Jackson's candidacy?Democratic-RepublicanDemocraticFederalistRepublican
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWho was Andrew Jacksons secretary of StateJohn AdamsMartin van BurenJohn C CalhounJohn Quincy Adams
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation wasJohn AdamsJohn JayJohn Bon JoviJohn Marshall
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. should protect the Cherokee and their lands inKentuckyTennesseeGeorgiaKansas
- 40. Multiple ChoiceGold was discovered in the lands that belonged toCherokeeAndrew JacksonSeminoleAlexander Hamilton
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThese Indians had their own government with a Constitution and elected leaders.SouixChickasawCherokeeRed Hawks
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThis tribe lived mostly in Florida and were either killed or forced to leave their homes.SouixChoctawIroquoisSeminole
- 43. Multiple ChoiceThis man was president from 1829-1837.Thomas JeffersonAndrew JacksonGeorge WashingtonHenry Clay
- 44. Multiple Choice_________ in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.Bureau of Indian AffairsWorcester v. GeorgiaIndian Removal ActNone of the above
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the election of 1828 include many first-time voters?Southern states gave voting rights to women.African Americans were voting for the first time.New states gave voting rights to all white men.A new federal law required all men and women to vote.
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Jacksonian Democracy?the idea that the common people should control their governmentthe political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most powerthe nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812
- 47. Multiple ChoiceHow was President Jackson different from other Presidents?He served more than two termsHe owned slavesHe came from a poor familyHe was a military general
- 48. Multiple ChoiceJackson's election as president was a victory for -ordinary working Americans.American Indians.upper class Americans.Republicans.
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThe spoils system gave jobs to who?The most qualified peopleJackson's FriendsRepublicansNative Americans
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would most likely be a Jackson supporter?a Republicana wealthy bankera rich property ownera western farmer
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Jackson oppose the National Bank?He thought it only helped the wealthyHe thought it only helped the poorHe thought it only helped South CarolinaHe thought it was unconstitutional
- 52. Multiple Choice
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