Chapter 14: Andrew Jackson and the Growth of American Democracy

From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?

• Republicans

• common people

• rich upper-class

• American Indians

What political party was formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson following the election of 1824?

• Socialist

• Federalist

• Republican

• Democratic

What name was given to President Jackson’s practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs?

• mudslinging

• democracy

• the spoils system

• O the corrupt bargain

Which of these describes a tariff?

• a tax on the income of workers

• a tax on the purchase of property

• a tax on goods produced in the United States

• a tax on goods imported from outside the United States

What caused the nullification crisis?

• removal policies

• election of 1828

• northern trade policies

• southern opposition to tariffs

Why did President Jackson want to destroy the Bank of the United States?

• He thought it benefited the rich over the farmers and workers.

• He thought the leaders were stealing from the government.

• He thought foreign countries were depositing too much money.

• He thought farmers and workers were borrowing too much money.

What did President Jackson support instead of a large national bank?

• state banks

• personal banks

• stock investments

• interest-free loans

Why did many whites call the Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole groups the “Five Civilized Tribes”?

• They had never gone to war with the white man.

• They had adopted the white man's ways of life.

• They had representation in an all-white Congress.

• They had willingly given up their land to white settlers.

How did the Supreme Court interpret the Indian Removal Act?

• Tribes could choose to remain on their lands.

• Tribes had no right to any land in the new territories.

• Tribes had to abide by the decisions of the United States.

• Tribes would receive rent from farmers using their land.

What was the intention of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• to make treaties in which Indians traded land in the East for land in the Great Plains

• to remove Indians by military force to western territories

• to provide Indians with jobs to support their families

• to declare war on Indians who resisted resettlement