The Age of Jackson Review

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What doubled the size of the US? Options: Mexico, Canada Purchase, Louisiana Purchase, California Purchase

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Louisiana Purchase

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How did most Americans view Andrew Jackson's win in the 1828 presidential election?

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as a victory for the "common man"

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How did President Jackson make use of the spoils system?

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He gave government jobs to his political supporters.

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How did the 1828 election differ from prior elections? Candidates built excitement through slogans, parades, speeches, and mudslinging.

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Candidates built excitement through slogans, parades, speeches, and mudslinging.

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What was the key reason for Andrew Jackson's victory in 1828? Options: Voting rights had been extended to women. Voting rights had been extended to African Americans. Voting rights had been extended to white men without property. Voting rights had been extended to Native Americans.

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Voting rights had been extended to white men without property.

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What was the Trail of Tears?

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the forced march of the Cherokee from the Georgia to Indian Territory

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Where were Native Americans forced to move? Options: present day Oklahoma, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi

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present day Oklahoma

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How did Jackson respond to the Supreme Court's ruling against the Indian Removal?

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He defied it.

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Why did political leaders in South Carolina threaten to secede from the Union?

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They disliked the Tariff of 1828

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Why did Jackson disagree with John C. Calhoun's doctrine of nullification?

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He did not believe states should stop the federal government from acting on the nation's behalf.