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- 1. Multiple Choice
Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from
the rich and well-born.
Native Americans.
the common people.
states' rights supporters.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceJackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known asthe spoils system.Jacksonian democracy.mudslinging.a corrupt bargain.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Jacksonian Democracy
an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen
The practice of giving government jobs to political backers
The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males
The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?the rich and well-bornNative Americansthe common peoplestates' rights supporters
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Trail of Tears refers to
Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the Indian Removal Act do?Pushes all Native Americans into FloridaAllows Georgia to use Native Americans as slavesEnacts the policy of assimilationMoves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which Supreme Court decision is most closely associated with the Trail of Tears?
McCullough v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Worcester v. Georgia
Dred Scott v. Sanford
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.The Cherokee were moved because they lacked a written alphabet.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which bank was Andrew Jackson having a conflict with?
First Bank of the United States
Second Bank of the United States
Pet Banks
State Banks
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?A man didn't have to own property anymore to votetariffs were loweredwomen gained the right to voteAfrican Americans were allowed to vote
- 12. Multiple Choice
Vice President who declared that the states had the right to nullify any federal law with which they disagreed was who? This guy said people in South Carolina didn't have to pay the tariffs.
John Marshall
Martin Van Buren
John Douglas
John C. Calhoun
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did tariffs affect imported goods?
Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.
Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.
Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.
Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe nullification crisis occurred whenthe Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Andrew Jackson was seen as a national hero after defeating the British at what battle?
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Little Big Horn
Battle of Saratoga
- 16. Multiple ChoiceOnce he became president, Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his political supporters and friends.TrueFalse
- 17. Multiple Choice
What was President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?
He admitted that the Union was a "compact" of the states
He offered to raise tariffs to keep South Carolina in the Union
He conceded South Carolina's right to secede
He threatened to use force against South Carolina if it did not repeal its nullification policies
- 18. Multiple Choice
The Nullification Crisis happened when which state nullified a federal law
Georgia
Virginia
Maryland
South Carolina
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho defeated Andrew Jackson in the election of 1824?Winfield ScottJohn Quincy AdamsWilliam Henry Harrison
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