17 questions
During the early 1800's, which argument would supporters of Jackson most likely agree with?
Appointing political supporters to public office is corrupt practice
All white male citizens should be allowed to vote in elections
The national economy must be controlled by the federal government
Establishing new poilitcal parties threaten the security of the nation
Which group directly benefittedfrom the ideas of Jacksonian Democracy during the early 1800's?
White American males
African slaves
White American women
Native Americans
In the 1830's which US political figure argued that states had the right to nullify federal laws they believed were unconstitutional?
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
John C. Calhoun
James Monroe
The idea that the US should control all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is called
Mutual Obligation
American Providence
Manifest Destiny
God's Promise
Both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were intended to settle disputes over...
Land conflicts in Mexico
Tariffs on imports
The legality of slavery in new territorries
Immigration from European countries
The social conversation that took place in the 1830's and 1840's regarding the consumption of alcohol and its negative effects on families is known as
Prohibition
The Temperance Movement
The Sobriety Stance
Just Say No
Creating new infrastructure, levying protective tariffs, creating a new National Bank were the primary ideas in which program?
Manifest Destiny
The American System
The Corrupt Bragain
The Nullification Crisis
Signaled by a solar eclipse, this event further illustrated sectional differences between the North and South
Shays Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
South Carolinians believed that the federal tariff on British imports was harming their economy. A state law was passed that allowed South Carolina to ignore the payment of this tariff, because they felt like the tariff was unconstitutional. This led to an event known as...
The Nullification Crisis
The Tariff Trouble
The Carolina Crisis
Jackson's Fury
The admission of Maine to the union was part of which legislative action?
The Great Compromise
The Missouri Compromise
The Mississippi Compromise
The 3/5th's Compromise
President Jackson felt that in order to limit elite power, he should award his political supporters with jobs and positions in his government. This practice became known by what name?
The Buddy System
The Back Scratch Affair
The Spoils System
Friends and Family Plan
Which Native tribe appealed to the Supreme Court, and won their case, arguing that they had valid treaties with the US government?
The Choctaw
The Cherokee
The Creek
The Seminole
What legislative action did Congress push through with the help of President Jackson, despite the ruling of the Supreme Court regarding native tribes in the Southern US?
The Indian Removal Act
The Homestead Act
The Land Swap Act
The Indian Relocation Law
With the aim of increasing industry, improving transportation and travel through roads, railroads, and canals, establishing a national bank, and issuing protective tariffs, which politician proposed "The American System"?
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Nat Turner
With which social issue might this image be associated?
The Sons of Liberty
The American System
The Temperance Movement
The Indian Removal Act
With which movement were the Grimke sisters associated?
Temperance
Abolition
Suffrage
Native American Rights
Which of the following are not members of the abolitionist movement?
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Nat Turner
Elizabeth Cady Stanton