Unit 8.1 Test Practice

What is Jacksonian Democracy?

• Everyone in America is given the right to vote

• A government run by and dedicated to the common man

• Every man and woman in the United States can serve in government

• A government run by the wealthy, educated members of American society

Which of the following was NOT a way that Andrew Jackson changed politics?

• The Executive Branch spoils system

• Mudslinging in an election

• Only serving 2 terms as president

• Extending the right to vote to non-land owning white males

• Nominating conventions instead of caucuses.

Why was Jackson opposed to the National Bank?

• He did not like using gold and silver coins as currency

• He did not trust private individuals running the bank

• The bank supported giving loans to Native American tribes that Jackson was trying to relocate

• Jackson opposed the financial policies of John Calhoun, the man who ran the bank

In the Election of 1824, Andrew Jackson won a plurality of the popular vote, but lost the presidential election. How is that possible?

• John Quincy Adams was selected since he was the son of a former president

• Jackson’s policies against Native Americans disqualified him from winning

• Jackson did not win the number of electoral votes needed to win the election

• Jackson was disqualified as it was discovered that he married his wife, Rachel, while she was still married to another man.

What issue caused South Carolina to threaten secession?

• The Tariff of Abomination

• Indian Removal Act

• Jacksonian Democracy

• Jackson’s opposition to the National Bank

What piece of legislation forced the relocation of Native Americans from East of the Mississippi River to the Oklahoma Territory?

• Indian Removal Act

• Indian Relocation Act

• Indian Reversal Act

• Indian Revocation Act

What was the name of the route that the Native Americans were forced to take in relocation, in which approximately 4,000 Cherokee and 10,000 total Natives died?

• The Cumberland Turnpike

• The Devil’s Ditch

• The Trail of Tears

• The National Road

Which Native American tribe "successfully" resisted removal from their lands?

• Cherokee

• Seminole

• Creek

• Shawnee

What American era is pictured here?

• Missouri Compromise

• Monroe Doctrine

• Manifest Destiny

• The Louisiana Purchase

What does the book represent?

• Religion moving westward

• Education moving westward

• Establishing justice in the west

• Creating constitutional law in the west