Jackson Era Review

What is suffrage?

• the right to suffer

• the right to vote

Name given to the 1828 taxation on imported goods that angered many southern states.

• Tax of 1828

• Ordinance of Nullification

• Tariff of Abominations

What does the word nullify mean?

• to leave

• Overturn or to make void

Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?

• President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.

• Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.

• Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.

Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government rather than the individual state governments has authority to deal with American Indian affairs?

• Marbury v. Madison
• Worcester v. Georgia
• McCulloch v. Maryland
• Gibbons v. Ogden

Which term is connected with a state quitting the United States?

• Nullification
• Annexation
• Manifest Destiny
• Secession

What state caused the Nullification Crisis in 1832?

• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Virginia
• Georgia

What does the Indian Removal Act do?

• Pushes all Native Americans into Florida
• Allows Georgia to use Native Americans as slaves
• Enacts the policy of assimilation
• Moves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River

Why is the path Native Americans moved west on called the Trail of Tears?

• The trail was under water
• It stands for the loss of land
• So many died along the way due to starvation exposure and disease
• There was much fighting and conflict along the way

What was a major reason behind the federal government’s involvement on the relocation's?

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers

• To acquire valuable agriculture land and natural resources

• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British