The Age of Jackson

Why did the north welcome the protective tarrif?

•  Tariffs would increase the demand for American manufactured goods.       
• Tariffs would improve the quality of American-made products.
• Tariffs would increase the price of raw materials from the West.
• Tariffs would result in more revenue for the federal government.

During this crisis, South Carolina nullified the federal tariff believing that due to states' rights, federal taxes on imports cannot be imposed if the state considers the actions unconstitutional.

• Nullification Crisis
• Bank Crisis
• Indian Removal Crisis
• Corrupt Bargain

The Second Bank of the United States was controversial because —

• the President issued an executive order to establish the bank
• the U.S. Treasury alone sets all government monetary polices
• the House of Representatives has the sole authority to raise revenue
• the Constitution does not specifically empower Congress to create a bank

Why did the United States pass the Indian Removal Act?

• avoid conflict between white settlers and American Indian tribes
• provide legal protections for American Indian tribal land ownership
• assimilate American Indian tribes into the culture of the United States
• use American Indian tribes to push out foreign control of western territories

Which court case determined that Maryland's state powers did not give them the right to collect taxes from the federal government

• McCullough v. Maryland
• Gibbons v. Ogden
• Worcester v. Georgia
• Marbury v. Madison

What was the result of the Indian Removal Act?

• American Indians were forced to relocate.
• American Indians were granted U.S. citizenship
• American Indians were allowed to keep their land
• White settlers were ordered to stay off Indian lands.

What was Jackson's response to the court decision Worcester v. Georgia?

• ignored it
• obeyed the decision
• fired the judges
• asked them to reconsider the case

What would be considered the worst tragedy in the Age of Jackson?

• Trail of Tears
• The U.S. Bank closing
• South Carlolina seceding from the Union
• the Corrupt Bargain

Where were the American Indians forced to resettle?

• mostly in Missouri
• in the North along the Great Lakes
• West of the Mississippi
• South of the Rio Grande in Mexico

Why did Jackson not want the 2nd Bank of the U.S.?

• The bank restricted Jackson from raising tariffs
• The bank did not permit the use of gold and silver for currency.
• The bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthy.
• it was not in the South