Chapter 12 - The Jackson Era

The 1824 presidential election, in which no candidate received majority, was decided by

• popular vote.

• the House of Representatives.

• the Electoral College.

• the political parties.

Commonly known as "Old Hickory", which president's popularity with the "common man" changed politics?

• Martin van Buren

• Andrew Jackson

• John Quincy Adams

• William Henry Harrison

What act did Congress pass in order to relocate the remaining Native Americans in the east?

• Naturalization Act

• Alien Act

• Relocation Act

• Indian Removal Act

The Cherokee's forced journey west to the Indian Territory is known as the

• Trail of Tears.

• Oregon Trail.

• Relocation March.

• Trail of Terrors.

Who won the 1824 presidential election and was the son of a former president?

• Andrew Jackson

• William H. Crawford

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

The practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters became known as

• mudslinging.

• the spoils system.

• bureaucracy.

• suffrage.

South Carolina passed the _____________ declaring it would not pay the tariffs on imported goods.

• Indian Removal Act

• Nullification Act

• Secession Act

• Equal Protection Act

Which of the following is not one of the Five Civilized Tribes?

• Cherokee

• Creek

• Iroquois

• Seminole

Who were the only Native Americans who successfully resisted their removal?

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

• Sauk

• Seminole

The Indian Territory created in 1824 is in most of what is today

• Oklahoma

• Texas

• Mississippi

• Arkansas