Age of Jackson

Why did the election of 1828 include many first-time voters?

• Southern states gave voting rights to women.
• African Americans were voting for the first time.
• New states gave voting rights to all white men.
• A new federal law required all men and women to vote.

What did the Cherokees do when Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act?

• They gave in and lived like whites.
• They rebelled and fought.
• They sued and went to the Supreme Court.
• They ran away to Canada.

What was it like on the Trail of Tears?

• It was harsh and filled with death.
• It was a pleasant journey.

What does this map show and was it a nice thing for Native Americans or not?

• It shows the river system. It was nice.
• It shows the Mountain system. It was not nice.
• It shows the Trail of Tears and where Natives had to go. It was not nice.
• It shows the Trail of Tears and where Natives had to go. It was nice.

Why was Andrew Jackson's election important?

• He was the friendliest president ever elected.
• It caused the common people to become more powerful than ever before, instead of elites.
• Jackson was the first military man elected.
• Jackson was a celebrity.

Why did Jackson dislike the National Bank so much that he did not renew it?

• It kept him from creating tariffs.
• It had too much power.
• It made foreign trade difficult.
• It only allowed the use of gold.

What helped Jackson win the presidency?

• The elites loved him.
• The common people loved him.

Which state threatened to secede (to leave the Union and become its own country)?

• Colorado
• Connecticut
• South Carolina
• Massachusetts

The "Ordinance of Nullification" was about:

• Slavery
• Suffrage
• Religion
• Tariffs

The Nullification crisis was about whose rights?

• Native Americans
• Jackson
• States
• The Bank