STAAR Jacksonian Democracy

Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

• A
• B
• C
• D

During the 1830s public servants and officials were widely perceived to be unqualified. What practice reinforced that perception?

• The public voting for candidates based on religious affiliations.
• The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable positions.
• The federal government recruiting volunteers to serve abroad as ambassadors.
• Legislators awarding government contracts to the lowest bidders.

What was a major reason for the federal government’s involvement in the relocations depicted on this map below?

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers.
• To gain access to important rivers.
• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British.
•  To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources.

The proclamation excerpted below was issued during which of these historical events?

• Shays’s Rebellion
• The War of 1812
• The Nullification Crisis
• The Civil War

In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by?

• filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation.
• ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation.
• ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation.
• asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation.

What led to the conflict referred to in this excerpt below?

• The passage of the Dawes Act.
• The Louisiana Purchase.
• The adoption of Indian removal policies.
• The Battle of Tippecanoe.

In the 1840's, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the US to escape...

• civil war between Protestants and Catholics
• famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop
• series of violent conflicts between the British and Irish governments
• series of smallpox epidemics

What was one major effect of opening the Erie Canal?

• cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased
• number of ships passing through northern ports decreased
• cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased
• volume of trade through southern ports increased

Which of these was an effect of the Industrial Revolution on US women in the early nineteenth century?

• women in unions gained bargaining power with employers
• government passed laws to improve safety for women in the workplace
• women seeking work migrated from rural communities to cities
• state governments called conventions for women's suffrage

How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?

• manufacturers produced goods to export overseas
• labor unions were formed to protect mill workers
• workers moved closer to manufacturing centers
• industrialists invested in cotton plantations