Andrew Jackson

Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?

• President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.
• Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.
• Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.
• The Cherokee were moved because they lacked a written alphabet.

Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?

• A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
• tariffs were lowered
• women gained the right to vote
• African Americans were allowed to vote

Vice President who declared that the states had the right to nullify any federal law with which they disagreed was who? This guy said people in South Carolina didn't have to pay the tariffs.

• John Marshall
• Martin Van Buren
• John Douglas
• John C. Calhoun

 Why did Jackson win the election of 1828?

• he was Harvard educated
• he was a war hero and people  could relate to him
• he was well-mannered and sophisticated
• his dad was the second president of the US

Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during Andrew Jackson's presidency? 

• Oklahoma
• Arkansas
• Texas
• Mississippi

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

• the rich and well-born.

• Native Americans.

• the common people.

• states' rights supporters.

What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?

• Indian Removal Act
• Trail of Sorrows
• Trail of Tears
• Nullification Act

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How did tariffs affect imported goods?

• Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

• Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

• Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

• Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

The nullification crisis occurred when

• the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
• Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
• South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
• Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government rather than the individual state governments has authority to deal with American Indian affairs?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Worcester v. Georgia

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden