Chapter 12 Review/McGraw Hill, The Jackson Era

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John Quincy Adams was the son of earlier president John Adams.

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True

Front

In 1828 Andrew Jackson was selected as the Republican presidential candidate.

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False

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Andrew Jackson was born into a wealthy family.

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False

Front

Once he became president, Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his supporters.

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True

Front

John C. Calhoun believed that individual states had the right to nullify federal laws.

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True

Front

Which group decided the 1824 U.S. presidential election?

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the House of Representatives

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Which case determined that the existence of the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional? Options: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Jackson v. Oklahoma, McCulloch v. Maryland, Worcester v. Georgia

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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Which Act did Congress pass to force the relocation of Native Americans? Options: the Alien Act, the Indian Removal Act, the Naturalization Act, the Relocation Act

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the Indian Removal Act

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What did the U.S. government use as a justification for relocating the Cherokee people?

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the Treaty of New Echota

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The Seminole people successfully resisted their removal from which state?

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Florida