Jackson Learning Check

Another word for tariff is - 

• tax
• sheriff
• treason
• tribune

The purpose of protective tariffs was to - 

• Encourage Americans to buy American made goods, thus help Northern manufacturers
• Protect the right of slaves involved in Atlantic slave trade
• Protect all Southern manufacturing from Native American raids
• Protect all foreign made goods by making sure they were delivered properly

One of the main reasons Americans wanted Indians to move West off their native land, was so - 

• Americans could gain valuable land and resources
• punish the Indians for siding with the British
• The U.S. could sell that land to Spanish investors
• America wanted the Indians to move East, not West

When Jackson became president, he expanded suffrage to all white males, not just property owning white males.  Suffrage is - 

• the right to vote
• the right to an attorney
• the right to leave the country
• the right to fight in the local militia

Jackson fired 20% of government officials and replaced them with his own supporters.  This was called the - 

• spoils system
• bartering act
• intolerable acts
• victory system

The election of 1824, where Jackson lost to John Quincy Adams by a vote in the House of Reps, was known as the - 

• Corrupt Bargain
• Raw Bargain
• Unfair Deal
• Corrupt Deal

Andrew Jackson accused John Quincy Adams of making a deal with ___________ in the "corrupt bargain"?

• Henry Clay
• Patrick Henry
• Henry Knox
• Clay Jackson

Andrew Jackson was supported by the - 

• common man
• wealthy elite
• native americans
• french monarchy

South Carolina nullified a federal tariff which led to the Nullification Crisis.  To nullify means to

• cancel or reject
• approve
• enforce
• interpret

Which state threatened to secede in the Nullification Crisis?  And who was supporting this?

• South Carolina; John C. Calhoun
• North Carolina; Andrew Jackson
• Virginia; John C. Calhoun
• South Carolina; Andrew Jackson