S.S. Chapter 12 Andrew Jackson

In 1828, Andrew Jackson was elected the ________ President of the United States.

• 5th

• 6th

• 7th

• 8th

What happened to Andrew Jackson when he was 14 years old?

• He joined the army and fought for America.

• He refused to clean a British soldiers boots and his hand was slashed.

• He worked on a farm and helped the British fight the war.

Andrew Jackson thought what about America?

• That settlers should have more land on the frontier.

• That settlers should stay in the original 13 colonies.

• That settlers should work with the Indians to make the best life possible.

The discovery of what promoted people to push the Indians off land?

• silver

• land

• gold

In May 1830, Congress passed _________________, which President Jackson supported.

• Indian Replacement Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Indian Relocation Act

In 1831, The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in the case against Georgia called?

• Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

• Georgia vs. Indians

• Cherokee v. Trail of Tears

The Indians were forced to march west for hundreds of miles on what became known as?

• Trail of Relocation

• Trail of Indians

• Trail of Tears

The Cherokee Indians were forced to move from Georgia to ?

• Arkansas

• Kansas

• Oklahoma

• Mississippi

What state wanted to be able to nullify or strike down any federal law? This state caused great problems for Andrew Jackson.

• South Dakota

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Alabama

One of Andrew Jackson's impact on the U.S. was preservation of what?

• preservation of the Union

• preservation of the relocation

• preservation of the South