The Jackson Era

Why did Andrew Jackson lose the election of 1824?

• Jackson did not belong to a political party.

• Jackson did not win a majority (more than half) of the votes,

• Jackson was disqualified because of a political scandal.

• Jackson had less popular votes than John Quincy Adams.

Which group of people ultimately decided the winner of the election of 1824?

• House of Representatives

• the "common people"

• the Federalists

• the Supreme Court

Which of the following statements about protective tariffs were true?

• BOTH Northern manufacturers and Southerners opposed tariffs

• BOTH Northern manufacturers and Southerners supported tariffs

• Northern manufacturers supported tariffs, Southerners opposed tariffs

• Protective tariffs made imported goods from Europe cheaper

What was the main issue during the nullification crisis?

• voting rights

• westward expansion

• slavery

• states' rights

In what present day state were Native Americans forced to relocate and live as a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Oklahoma

• North Dakota

• Florida

• Georgia

The Supreme Court ruled on the side of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia (1832) saying that the state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee. What was President Jackson's response to this ruling?

• he ignored the Supreme Court's decision

• he respected the Supreme Court's ruling and left the Cherokee alone

• he fired all of the Supreme Court justices and demanded a new case

• he allowed Cherokee to stay in Georgia but successfully removed Seminole from Florida

Andrew Jackson was the __th President of the United States.

• 8

• 6

• 7

• 9

Which state threatened to secede, or leave the United States, due to high tariffs place on imports?

• Massachusetts

• Georgia

• Virginia

• South Carolina

How did Andrew Jackson respond to the South Carolina's secession (to leave the Union) threat?

• he ignored the threat

• he added an amendment to the Constitution

• he sent 50,000 troops to the threatening state to enforce the Constitution

• he promoted a slave rebellion

Jackson's ideas about political rights and equality included:

• only white men

• all men

• only white women and white men

• everyone who lived in the United States