Chapter 10 - The Jacksonian Era

Nominating conventions contributed to the expansion of democracy in the United States in the 1820s by

• drawing media attention to the election
• allowing people to become more active in politics
• granting women and African Americans the vote
• increasing the presidential candidate's popularity

Which of the following statements is an example of how voting rights were expanded in the early 1800s?

• Some states extended suffrage rights to more white males.
• Maryland set religious qualifications for voters.
• Party leaders began to nominate their parties' candidates.
• Masachusetts granted one-half of a vote to each literate freedman.

Which of the following statements describes the social situation of the United States before Jacksonian Democracy?

• Hundreds of craftspeople were opening shops in cities.
• Small farmers were profiting from new technologies.
• Ordinary Americans were gaining a voice in government.
• Power was in the hands of a few wealthy individuals.

What was the "spoils system" practiced by newly-elected president Andrew Jackson?

• damaging the reputation of one's political opponents
• celebrating one's victory over a period of months
• rewarding supporters by giving them government jobs
• raising the wages of one's staff after a victory

What was the main Democratic criticism of John Quincy Adams's candidacy for the presidency?

• He was crude and hot-tempered.
• He was out of touch the everyday people.
• He was a veteran too invested in the military.
• He was a bad judge of character.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs was a

• group established by the Mississippi legislature to track Native American deaths.
• federal agency designed to negotiate with Creek and Chickasaw Indians.
• congressionally-approved office established to protect the ways of Native Americans.
• federal agency created to manage the removal of Native Americans to the West.

What does the following eyewitness account describe:
"What a scene did we witness! ... a rabble, a mob, of boys ... women, children, scrambling, fighting, romping ... But it was the people's day, and the people's President, and the people would rule."

• excitement surrounding a popular new president's inauguration.
• rebellion of common people against a privileged president.
• mad dash of presidential supporters scrambling for government jobs.
• somber occasion of a lame duck president's last day in office.

What was most significant about the Choctaw Indians after 1830?

• They were the first American Indians to be raided by settlers.
• They were the first American Indians removed to Indian Territory.
• Their government was the first to be abolished by an American state.
• Their example inspired other American Indians to settle in Indian Territory.

Where was Indian Territory?

• present-day Oklahoma
• present-day Arkansas
• south of the Blue Ridge Mountains
• east of the Mississippi River

Who benefited most from Andrew Jackson's plan to remove American Indians to the West?

• Cherokee Indians, who gained a now model of constitutional government
• Andrew Jackson, who gained public approval as a result of his policy
• American farmers, who gained millions of acres of land for settlement
• American Indians, who gained protection by the U.S. government