Andrew Jackson Test Review

Which of these best describes the Industrial Revolution?

• the time of change where people were moving out of the United States

• the period of time in which all countries were in revolution

• a period of time where the way we made things changed from man-made to machine-made

• a revolution where poorer Americans were rising up against the rich

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Samuel Morse

• Eli Whitney

• Robert Fulton

• Thomas Jefferson

What group was the primary work force for the Francis Cabot Lowell textile mills?

• men from local towns

• young females (age 14 to 30)

• African slaves

• all of the above

What caused the increase in slave labor during the Industrial Revolution?

• the new cotton gin made southern plantations need fewer slaves

• there was a high demand for lumber in the shipping industry

• the northern farms needed more slaves to grow cash crops

• there was a high demand for cotton from the northern textile industry

Which action of Andrew Jackson as president became known as the "Spoils System"?

• rewarding his loyal political supporters with jobs in the government

• spoiling his children with sweets every day

• destroying the National Bank

• giving supporters new land in the west

Which of these shows that the U.S. was becoming more democratic during the time of Andrew Jackson?

• mudslinging from political parties in elections

• changes in voting requirements (more white men could vote)

• the U.S. removing Native Americans from their land

• high tariffs on imported products

What law did South Carolina pass to protest/reject the Tariff of 1832?

• the Anti-Tariff Act

• the Law of Rejection

• the Treaty of Paris

• the Nullification Act

Why did Andrew Jackson pass the Indian Removal Act which forced thousands of Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River?

• because he believed he was giving the Native Americans better land

• so that white settlers and farmers could use the land

• because the Supreme Court ruled that he should remove the Native Americans

• so that Native Americans could explore the west for the U.S.

What did Andrew Jackson believe about the role of the president?

• every president should serve 4 terms

• the president should be powerful because he represents the common people

• the president should not be as powerful as the Supreme Court

• the president should only veto a law if it is unconstitutional

How did Andrew Jackson respond when the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee should be protected from interference from Georgia?

• he listened to the court and set up new protections for the Cherokee

• he offered the Cherokee a new treaty that allowed them to stay on their land

• he ignored the court ruling and sided with Georgia

• he worked to make peace between Georgia and the Cherokee so they could live in peace