Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears

Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears

by Britainy Schwoebel

Multiple Choice

Jackson's idea about political rights and equality included:

• all men

• all white men and white women

• everyone lived in the United States

• only white men

Multiple Choice

Voting rights were extended to which group of people before the Election of 1828?

• white men who owned land

• white men who did not own land

• white women who owned land

• slaves who had been freed from slavery

Multiple Choice

Why did President Jackson create the spoils system?

• to choose his Cabinet members

• to create a new Cabinet position

• to give jobs to his supporters

• to choose a justice for the Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

Which new political party was led by Jackson for the Election of 1828?

• Democrats

• Democratic-Republicans

• National Republicans

• Federalists

Multiple Choice

Many felt Jackson acted as a____________________ during his presidency

• Gambler
• Monarch
• Corrupt bargain
• Politician

Multiple Choice

Jackson wanted to  open up jobs in _______________________to average citizens

• government
• Banks
• Judgeships
• corporate America

Multiple Choice

Who were a big supporters of Andrew Jackson?

• wealthy business owners

• farmers & factory workers

• Republican

• Northern politician

Multiple Choice

Name of the Congressional legislation (law passes by Congress) that allowed Georgia to forcibly remove the Creek and Cherokee from the state?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Cherokee Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Native American Act

Multiple Choice

U.S. President who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ordering ALL Native Americans to be relocated west of the Mississippi River.

• George Washington
• Thomas Jeffersom
• James Madison
• Andrew Jackson