2.9 The Age of Jackson and Westward Expansion Unit Test

Front

What did Alexis de Tocqueville observe on his visit to the U.S. that reflected changes during the Jackson administration?

Back

a growing spirit of democracy and equality between classes

Front

How was the conflict over the Tariff of 1828 resolved?

Back

Henry Clay proposed a compromise tariff that eventually eased tensions.

Front

Adams supported efforts to promote the growth of businesses, while Jackson supported efforts to help the ________ man.

Back

ordinary

Front

Some settlers loaded their animals and wagons on flatboats to float down the river.

Back

True

Front

Why does the cartoon, from the Bank War in 1832, portray President Jackson as a King?

Back

Some felt he had used his power inappropriately in vetoing legislation to recharter the Bank.

Front

Which description best depicts the experiences of Native Americans working on California missions?

Back

They were overwoked and mistreated.

Front

What accurately portrays what life was like for pioneers traveling west?

Back

Pioneers carried all their possessions on long and dangerous trails.

Front

How did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 go against the Worchester v. Georgia ruling?

Back

It ignored that fact that Native American lands were sovereign and not technically part of the U.S.

Front

Who was President Jackson's vice president that led the resistance to the Tariff of 1828?

Back

John C. Calhoun

Front

How did westward expansion affect slavery in the U.S. between 1820-1850?

Back

The slave population roughly doubled as several slave states were admitted to the Union.