Andrew Jackson #1

What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?

• Indian Removal Act
• Trail of Sorrows
• Trail of Tears
• Nullification Act

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Even though Jackson won the popular and electoral votes, who became president in the election of 1824?

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• John C. Calhoun

• Andrew Jackson

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

• Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.
• Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.
• Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.
• Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

The nullification crisis occurred when

• the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
• Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
• South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
• Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

What was the function of the Bank of the United States?

• It held funds deposited by the federal government.
• It owned and operated smaller state banks.
• It served as the only bank in the country.
• It decided which banking laws were constitutional.

Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?

• He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
• He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
• He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
• He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.

Jackson's policy toward American Indians was

• to honor treaties that protected Indian land.
• to use force to remove Indians from their land.
• to give Indians fertile land for farming.
• to help Indians create their own government.

When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:

• support system
• the spoils system
• Jacksonian Democracy
• nullification

Andrew Jackson was a member of which political party?

• Whigs
• National Republicans
• Democrats
• Anti-Federalists

Why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the union the first time?

• Slavery
• Land costs
• Tariffs
• Missouri entering the union