Lesson 14: Andrew Jackson and the Growth of American Democracy

Who gave Andrew Jackson the votes to win the 1828 election?

• African Americans

• upper class

• common people

• Republican women

What is the definition of the spoils system?

• the idea that the common people should control the government

• the practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs

• a tax imposed by the government on goods imported from another country

• to withdraw from an organization of alliance

What is a tariff a tax on?

• goods imported from outside the United States

• income of American sea workers

• purchase of store products

• sale of items outside the United States

What rights were being challenged during the nullification crisis?

• not following judicial court decisions

• states to override federal laws

• states to leave the nation

• laws being passed to help certain states over others

Why did Andrew Jackson want to get rid the Second Bank of the United States?

• he thought the bank was corrupt

• he thought France and Spain were depositing too much money

• he thought farmers were taking out too many loans

• he thought is helped the upper class more than the common people

Why did the "Five Civilized Tribes" adopt the white man's ways of life?

• they hoped to remain in their homelands

• they wanted to join white American society

• they wanted to join the ranks of Congress

• they went to war with the other American Indian tribes

Which of the following were part of the "Five Civilized Tribes"?

• Creek

• Seminole

• Nez Perce

• Iroquois

• Cherokee

Why did the United States uphold the removal of American Indians from the lands they had lived on for generations?

• to mix American Indian society with southern farmers society

• to let agriculture spread westward

• to give tribes better land to settle

• to improve the lives of American Indians

What did the Supreme Court say about the Indian Removal Act?

• Tribes could choose to stay on their lands

• Tribes could earn rent money from farmers on their land

• Tribes could not claim their own territory

• Tribes could send representatives to Congress

Which name describes the forced removal of Cherokees from Georgia?

• Era of Good Feelings

• Trail of Tears

• Oregon Trail

• Indian Removal Act