Jackson's Presidency

How did the Cherokee respond to Georgia's attempts to remove them from their land?

• They sued Georgia-- and eventually won in the U.S. Supreme Court
• They attacked soldiers and militia
• They formed an alliance with other tribes to fight white settlers
• They agreed to move if the U.S. would pay them more money

Why did Andrew Jackson and many southerners oppose the Second National Bank?

• they thought it only helped rich people, and that it was unconstitutional
• they hated Alexander Hamilton
• the bank supported the Tariff of Abominations
• they thought it was safer to hide money under the mattress

The "spoils system" refers to ___.

• the practice of giving government jobs to political backers
• authorizing the removal of Indian tribes after they lost their court cases
• a system for removing old food from the refrigerator on a regular basis
• the process where the runner-up in a campaign is made the vice-president

States’ rights doctrine refers to the idea that ____.

• state power should be greater than federal power
• Missouri should be allowed to be a slave state
• the Second National Bank is unconstitutional
• people should not have to pay taxes if they don't agree with them

What did the the Indian Removal Act do?

• authorized the removal of Native Americans east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West
• allowed white settlers to kill Indians if the settlers wanted the natives' land
• gave the Native Americans excellent western land and large payments in exchange for their southern land
• allowed Native Americans to sue for the right to remain in their territories in the South

What was the Whig Party?

• political party formed to oppose Jackson; they favored the idea of a weak president and a strong Congress
• political party formed to support Jackson's candidacy for president
• political party dedicated to wearing white powdered wigs like the Founding Fathers did
• political party that favored weak central government and a return to the Articles of Confederation

What were the effects of the Indian Removal Act on Native Americans?

• Almost ¼ of many tribes died on the trip out west from cold, disease, starvation
• Gave up good farming land in the South for poor farming land in Oklahoma 
• Forced to adjust to new way of life with different climate, animals, farming ways, etc.
• All of the above

The idea that states can reject federal laws

• Compromise
• Veto
• Seceede
• Nullification

Which Supreme Court Case established Judicial Review?

• Marbury v Madison
• Worcester v. Georgia
• McCullogh v Maryland
• Simpson v Staubach

The Cherokee were forced to walk 800 miles to Oklahoma.  About 4,000 died from starvation, disease, and cold is known as this?

• Trail of hope
• Trail of despair
• Trail of death
• Trail of Tears