STAAR Questions: Age of Jackson.

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Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

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C

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What practice during the 1830s reinforced the perception that public servants and officials were unqualified? Options: The public voting for candidates based on religious affiliations., The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable positions., The federal government recruiting volunteers to serve abroad as ambassadors., Legislators awarding government contracts to the lowest bidders.

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The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable positions.

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What was one effect of these events below, on the 1828 presidential election? Votes were cast by secret ballot., Property qualifications for voting were strengthened., Poll taxes were reduced.,

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Voter participation increased.

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What was a major reason for the federal government’s involvement in the relocations depicted on this map below?

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To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources.

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Conflicting interpretations of this amendment below played a major role in the?

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Nullification Crisis

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The proclamation excerpted below was issued during which of these historical events? Shays’s Rebellion, The War of 1812, The Nullification Crisis, The Civil War

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The Nullification Crisis

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These speakers below are debating an issue that eventually became known as the —

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Nullification Crisis

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In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by?

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ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation.

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What led to the conflict referred to in this excerpt below? Options: The passage of the Dawes Act., The Louisiana Purchase., The adoption of Indian removal policies., The Battle of Tippecanoe.

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The adoption of Indian removal policies.

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One attempt to resolve this issue below without violence involved which action? Options: The Cherokee Nation challenged Georgia’s anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court., Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase Cherokee land., The Cherokee Nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia., Georgia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees.

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The Cherokee Nation challenged Georgia’s anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court.