Module 10 Test Review - The Age of Jackson - 8th Grade

Which of the following describes the primary function of nominating conventions?

• permitting party members to attend political debates

• allowing party leaders to determine political candidates

• gathering party leaders to evaluate political appointments

• giving party members voice in deciding political candidates

The policies and philosophies of the Jacksonian Era represented a move toward great democratization. Choose TWO (2) ways that democracy expanded during the Jacksonian Era.

• People gained the right to nominate their electors

• Looser voting requirements allowed more white men to vote

• Voting age was lowered to give more people a voice in politics

• Voting rights were extended to black men who owned property

• Individuals were granted permission to opt out of laws they opposed

In the election of 1828, Jackson received more popular support than Adams. Voters viewed Jackson as a _______ man?

• reformer and patient

• scholar and a thoughtful

• war hero and a self-made

• legal expert and a humble

Which of the following issues was most responsible for regional tensions during Jackson's presidency?

• morality of slavery

• tariffs on imported goods

• expansion of voting rights

• limitations on land expansion

Many southerners used the states' right doctrine to support the position that individual states had the right to _________ they opposed.

• nullify any federal law

• amend trade restrictions

• appeal electoral outcomes

• veto executive appointments

Which of the following was a consequence of Jackson's opposition to the Second Bank of the United States?

• military unrest

• trade expansion

• economic inflation

• judicial corruption

Which of the following describes why Jackson supported the Indian Removal Act?

• he believed that Native Americans were unable to adapt to the culture of white society

• he desired to protect Native Americans from aggressive attacks by neighboring militias

• he wanted to reduce the ability of Native Americans to influence political and legal matters

• he argued that opening Native American lands to white settlement would improve the economy

Select TWO (2) ways in which the Cherokee resisted relocation.

• fought with force

• hid in the mountains

• sought political office

• adopted white culture

• pursued legal challenges

In Florida, which tribe's leaders were forced to sign a removal treaty that their followers decided to ignore?

• Fox

• Sauk

• Seminole

• Cherokee

Who was the leader of the Seminole that urged his people to resist with force?

• Black Hawk

• Osceola

• Sequoya

• Samuel Austin Worcester