THE JACKSON ERA

In the 1828 presidential election, Andrew Jackson's Democratic Party

• wanted a strong central government.

• supported setting up a national bank.

• favored states' rights.

• was dominated by wealthy merchants and farmers.

Jackson's ideas about political rights and equality included

• all men.

• only white women and white men.

• everyone who lived in the United States.

• only white men.

In the case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the United States Supreme Court ruled that

• Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee.

• the spoils system was unconstitutional.

• the federal government had no authority over Native Americans.

• states had to support a national bank.

Why was the removal of the Cherokee people from Tennessee and Georgia called the Trail of Tears?

• The Cherokee traveled mainly by water.

• The Cherokee left a trail so other Native Americans could find them

• The Cherokee suffered and were unhappy when they had to leave their homeland.

• The Cherokee's trail disappeared after they left.

Jackson attacked the Bank of the United States because:

• it was being run by corrupt elected officials.

• it made too many loans to non-citizens.

• it financed foreign business deals that put Americans out of work.

• it was controlled by wealthy Easterners.

One reason the Whigs won the presidential election of 1840 was that

• they made a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay to steal the presidency.

• the Democrats split over supporting Martin Van Buren.

• the depression caused by the Panic of 1837 had ended

• they gained support from people who had supported Andrew Jackson.

John Ross, a chief of the Cherokee Nation, wrote the following in a letter to the House of Representatives in 1836:

"A [false] Delegation, . . . proceeded to Washington City with this pretended treaty, and by the false and fraudulent representations [replaced] the legal and accredited Delegation of the Cherokee people, and obtained for this instrument, . . . the recognition of the United States Government. And now it is presented to us as a treaty, ratified by the Senate, and approved by the President."

According to the excerpt, what does Ross feel about the treaty?

• He thinks Congress made a mistake and will correct it.

• He believes it was not negotiated by true representatives of his people.

• He is happy that the treaty was ratified by the Senate.

• He favors the treaty and wants Congress to recognize and enforce it.

John Ross, a chief of the Cherokee Nation, wrote the following in a letter to the House of Representatives in 1836:

"A [false] Delegation, . . . proceeded to Washington City with this pretended treaty, and by the false and fraudulent representations [replaced] the legal and accredited Delegation of the Cherokee people, and obtained for this instrument, . . . the recognition of the United States Government. And now it is presented to us as a treaty, ratified by the Senate, and approved by the President."

According to the excerpt, Ross thinks the treaty is:

• a legal document

• the best the Cherokees can get.

• false and illegal

• like previous U.S. treaties with the Cherokee.

Which of the following WAS NOT TRUE of the Battle of Tippecanoe?

• Shawnee Chief Tecumseh tried to build a confederacy with other native tribes to stop U.S expanison into the Indiana Territory.

• Indiana Governor General William Henry Harrison defeated the Native Americans at the Battle of Tippecanoe

• The defeat of the Native Americans at Tippecanoe led Tecumseh to make an alliance with the British

• The defeat of the Native Americans at Tippecanoe led Tecumseh to make an alliance with the French

Which of the following statements does not characterize a common Native American experience during the nineteenth century?

• Native Americans were violently driven from their lands.

• Native Americans were forced to accept US citizenship.

• Attempts were made to assimilate Native Americans into white culture.

• Settlers on the Western Frontier treated Native Americans with disdain.