Age of Jackson

Andrew Jackson became a national after defeating the British during which battle?

• New Orleans

• Waterloo

• Plattsburg

• Ft. McHenry

Which of the following resigned as Jackson's Vice President to Represent South Carolina in the Senate? He was the leader of the nullifiers and Jackson said that he wanted to hang him

• John C. Calhoun

• Daniel Webster

• James K. Polk

• Henry Clay

Although Jackson got the most popular votes and electoral votes in 1824, he did not have a majority and Congress made a "corrupt bargain" and chose whom as President?

• John Quincy Adams

• William Henry Harrison

• James Monroe

• Charles Dickenson

What was Jackson's response when the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee could not be moved off of their lands?

• "Marshall made his decision, now let him enforce it."

• "Marshall is a nincompoop"

• "The Marshall Plan is doomed"

• "Nuts!"

When Congress passed a protective tariff in 1830, South Carolina voted to not enforce the law. What is this termed?

• Nullification

• Boycott

• Banality

• Coersion

During the 1828 election both Jackson and John Quincy Adams engaged in deeply personal attacks rather than attack the other's policy positions. What do we call this?

• Mudslinging

• Groveling

• Submarining

• Dirt Farming

What government institution did Jackson believe had too much influence over people's lives and needed to be "killed"?

• The Bank of the United States

• The State Department

• The Department of Water and Power

• The Bureau of Indian Affairs

What did the route taken by the Cherokee from their homeland to new territory in Indian Territory come to be called?

• Trail of Tears

• End of the Trail

• Indian Trail

• The Way of Good Hope

Indian Territory was promised to the Natives forever. Sure. What future state did Indian Territory become?

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Oklahoma

• Arkansas

During the 1828 campaign the personal attacks are thought to have led to whose death?

• Jackson's wife, Rachel

• Jackson's son, Michael

• Vice President Martin Van Buren

• Tecumseh