Age of Jackson

What was one effect of these events on the 1828 presidential election?

• votes were cast by secret ballot

• Property qualifications for voting were strengthened

• Poll taxes were reduced

• Voter participation increased

What was a major reason for the federal government's involvement in the relocation depicted on this map?

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers

• To gain access to important rivers

• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British

• To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

The proclamation excerpted above was issued during which of these historical events?

• Shays's Rebellion

• The War of 1812

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Civil War

These speakers are debating an issue that eventually became known as the -

• Monroe Doctrine

• Nullificaton Crisis

• Missouri Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by -

• filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation

• ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation

• ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation

• asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation

What led to the conflict referred to in this excerpt?

• The passage of the Dawes Act

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The adoption of Indian removal policies

• The Battle of Tippecanoe

One attempt to resolve this issue without violence involved which action?

• The Cherokee Nation challenged Georgia's anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court

• Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase the Cherokee land

• The Cherokee Nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia

• Georgia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees

Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the Democratic Party?

• The election of Andrew Jackson as president

• The use of protective tariffs

• The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

• The abolition movement

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

• Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

• Can a state regulate a federal agency?

• Can a state overturn a federal law?

• Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

One of the goals of the Indian Removal Act was to -

• avoid conflict between Natives and white settlers

• assimilate Natives into American culture

• protect Native American culture

• bring peace between Natives and slaves