SSUSH7: Age of Jackson

All of these are MOST associated with which era of U.S. History?

• Jacksonian Democracy

• Jeffersonian Democracy

• The Era of Good Feelings

• The Reconstruction Period

Andrew Jackson was the first president to

• veto Congressional bills with which he strongly disagreed.

• affect the development and purpose of presidential power.

• intensify the use of the spoils system in federal government.

• champion states’ rights at the expense of national sovereignty.

Which president was responsible for signing the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Andrew Jackson

• James Buchanan

• Thomas Jefferson

• Martin van Buren

Andrew Jackson appealed to many "common" Americans in the early 19th century because

• he represented the aristocratic ideal they wished to attain.

• he had once been poor and was distrustful of elite politicians.

• people wanted a President who was neither Democrat nor Republican.

• industrialists believed his economic plan would boost American businesses.

The Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia was a small victory for the Cherokee Nation in Georgia because it

• struck down laws created by the Georgia legislature to seize Cherokee lands.

• ruled that the U.S. government’s Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional.

• established the Indian Territory east of the Mississippi in present-day Oklahoma.

• declared that the U.S. government would honor the Cherokee Nation’s constitution.

To what does the term "Corrupt Bargain" refer?

• the Election of 1824

• the Election of 1832

• the Compromise of 1850

• the secession of South Carolina

"Jacksonian Democracy" is associated with which of these characteristics?

• suffrage for all people in the United States

• voting rights extended to all adult, white males

• a nation governed by upper and middle class educated property owners

• laws promising full political equality regardless of race, sex, or wealth

The Nullification Crisis of 1832 centered around

• the annexation of Texas

• Jackson's War on the Bank

• decreased trade with France

• southern opposition to tariffs

Which of these is associated with the presidency of Andrew Jackson?

• the abolition of slavery

• a restriction of voting rights

• the use of the Spoils System

• voting rights for women and African-Americans

Andrew Jackson's actions in the nullification crisis suggests that he

• supported the unlimited use of federal power by the president.

• supported lower tariffs on manufactured and industrial imported goods.

• was a strong supporter of states' rights over the power of the national government.

• believed in the limited use of federal power but also that states were not truly sovereign.