Age of Jackson Unit Review

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Which of the following are major characteristics during the era of Andrew Jackson? Disagreements with Great Britain over the violation of civil rights and taxation without representation, Conflict over states rights with South Carolina and the burning of Washington D.C. in 1812, The elimination of the National Bank charter and the removal of eastern Native Americans, Arguments between southern plantation owners and northern abolitionists leading to the ratification of the 13th Amendment

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The elimination of the National Bank charter and the removal of eastern Native Americans

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Which of the following are major characteristics during the era of Andrew Jackson?
- Justice for American Indian groups
- Political machines control elections
- Greater democracy for the common man
- Wealthy industrialists control domestic policies

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Greater democracy for the common man

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Which historical era completes the chart above? Options: Civil War, Second Great Awakening, Reconstruction, Age of Jackson

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Age of Jackson

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Why did President Andrew Jackson oppose renewing the charter for the Second Bank of the United States? Options: The bank restricted Jackson from raising tariffs, The bank did not permit the use of gold and silver currency, The bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthy, The bank had corrupt leadership that threatened foreign trade and domestic industries

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The bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthy

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The Second Bank of the United States was controversial because-

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the Constitution does not specifically empower Congress to create a bank

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Congressional leaders such as Henry Clay tried to protect American manufacturing interests by which of the following ways?
Options:
Lowering the tariffs on southern factory owners,
Forcing northern businesses to hire Americans,
Implementing high tariffs on foreign goods,
Establishing protective tariffs on agricultural goods

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Implementing high tariffs on foreign goods

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One way suffrage expanded during the Jackson presidency was by- recognizing a woman's right to vote, permitting free African Americans to vote, eliminating property qualifications for voting, extending citizenship to American Indian tribes

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eliminating property qualifications for voting

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The campaign poster above would be best describing which of the following? George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, James Monroe

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Andrew Jackson

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Which of the following do you think the above cartoon of President Andrew Jackson best reflects the opinion of his opponents?
The executive branch had become too powerful,
The president had become too sympathetic to the common man,
The spoil system had failed to improve the government,
The President believed in strict construction of the Constitution

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The executive branch had become too powerful

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Why is Andrew Jackson's election as president referred to as the "Revolution of 1828"?

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Jackson's election represented a shift of political power from elites to the common people.