Hist-8 Age of Jackson/ Manifest Destiny Review

Which of the following groups thought of Andrew Jackson as their champion?

• Merchants in New England
• Native Americans in the North
• Common men across the country
• Wealthy planters in the South

What event of the 1830s is shown by the heavy black lines on the map?

• The expansion of suffrage
• The spoils system
• The Trail of Tears
• Battles of the Seminole War

The spoils system refers to

• the informal advisers to President Jackson.
• the removal of the Cherokee from their lands.
• giving jobs to one's political supporters.
• the banks owned by Jackson's supporters where the administration put money after closing down the National Bank.

The Bank of the United States became a political issue because

• President Jackson thought it was too powerful.
• bank officials were caught stealing funds.
• it had to be supported with taxpayers' money.
• it printed too much paper money.

One limitation to democracy during the Jackson era was that

• there were only two political parties.
• the number of voters was decreasing.
• Native Americans could not appeal to the Supreme Court.
• women, Native Americans, and most African Americans could not vote.

Jackson's victory in the election of 1828 was significant because

• many more people took part in the voting process than in previous elections.
• he was the first president to come from a poor background.
• it indicated the growing influence of the western section of the country in national politics.
• all of the above

Which state threatened to secede during the Nullification Crisis?

• South Carolina
• Texas
• Rhode Island
• Georgia

What led President Andrew Jackson’s opponents to call him “King Andrew”?

• his experience as a lawyer
• his wealthy family
• his intention to expand presidential powers
• his achievements in the War of 1812

What party formed because they opposed Jackson's ideas?

• Whigs
• Republicans
• Federalists
• Democrats

Why did Jackson force the Native Americans from their lands?

• They were allied with the French
• There were gold reserves on the territories
• To access the profitable fur trade
• because Mr. Aguero told him to