Ch. 12 Review: The Presidency of Andrew Jackson

Front

Before becoming president, Jackson was a general, a U.S. Congressman, and a senator from the state of ______________.

Back

Tennessee

Front

Andrew Jackson was elected as the _______ president of the United States in 1828.

Back

seventh

Front

What did the Indian Removal Act require?

Back

American Indians living in the Southeast were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi River.

Front

The parcels of land in the dry grasslands of the Great Plains that American Indians were moved to in the Indian Removal Act are known as ____________.

Back

reservations

Front

Which group of American Indians tried to fight back in court against the Indian Removal Act?

Back

The Cherokee

Front

What was the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia?

Back

The Court supported the Cherokee's right to their land.

Front

How did President Jackson react to the Supreme Court's decision?

Back

He ignored the ruling of the Supreme Court and forced the Cherokee to leave their homes anyway.

Front

What event is described above? Cherokee men, women, and children were made to leave their homes as winter approached. They were forced to march from North Carolina to Oklahoma. Around 4,000 Cherokee died on the harsh journey from starvation and exposure to freezing temperatures.

Back

The Trail of Tears

Front

What did it mean that Andrew Jackson believed in "preservation of the Union"?

Back

He believed states must stay in the Union even if they disagree with a federal law.