Ch. 12 Review: The Presidency of Andrew Jackson

Before becoming president, Jackson was a general, a U.S. Congressman, and a senator from the state of ______________.

• Mississippi

• Tennessee

• New Hampshire

• Georgia

Andrew Jackson was elected as the _______ president of the United States in 1828.

• fifth

• sixth

• seventh

• eighth

What did the Indian Removal Act require?

• American Indians were allowed to remain in their land in the Southest.

• American Indians living in the Southeast were forced to relocate west of the Mississippi River.

• American Indians living in the northern U.S. States were forced to relocate to Cananda.

• American Indians living in the Southwest were forced to relocate to Mexico.

The parcels of land in the dry grasslands of the Great Plains that American Indians were moved to in the Indian Removal Act are known as ____________.

• reservations

• homesteads

• drylands

• preserves

Which group of American Indians tried to fight back in court against the Indian Removal Act?

• The Seminoles

• The Iroquois

• The Cherokee

• The Sioux

What was the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia?

• The Court ruled against the Cherokee's right to their land.

• The Court supported the Cherokee's right to their land.

How did President Jackson react to the Supreme Court's decision?

• He followed the ruling of the Supreme Court and allowed the Cherokee to remain on their land.

• He ignored the ruling of the Supreme Court and forced the Cherokee to leave their homes anyway.

Cherokee men, women, and children were made to leave their homes as winter approached. They were forced to march from North Carolina to Oklahoma. Around 4,000 Cherokee died on the harsh journey from starvation and exposure to freezing temperatures.

What event is described above?

• The Battle of Wounded Knee

• Custer's Last Stand

• Gold Rush in Georgia

• The Trail of Tears

What did it mean that Andrew Jackson believed in "preservation of the Union"?

• He believed that states must strike down federal laws they disagreed with to stay with the Union.

• He believed states must strike down federal laws they disagreed with by leaving the Union.

• He believed states must stay in the Union even if they disagree with a federal law.

• He believed states should be allowed to leave the Union if they disagree with a federal law.