Age of Jackson Review

Which of the following are major characteristics during the era of Andrew Jackson?

• Disagreements with Great Britain over the violation of civil rights and taxation without representation.

• Conflict over states rights with South Carolina and the burning of Washington D.C. in 1812.

• The elimination of the National Bank charter and the removal of eastern Native Americans.

• Arguments between southern plantation owners and northern abolitionists leading to the ratification of the 13th Amendment.

Which of the following best characterize the Jackson presidency?

• Justice for American Indian groups

• Political machines control elections

• Greater democracy for the common man

• Wealthy industrialists control domestic policies

Which historical era completes the diagram?

• Civil War

• Second Great Awakening

• Reconstruction

• Age of Jackson

Why did President Andrew Jackson oppose renewing the charter for the Second Bank of the United States?

• The bank restricted Jackson from raising tariffs.

• The bank did not permit the use of gold and silver for currency.

• The bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthy.

• The bank had corrupt leadership that threatened foreign trade and domestic industries

The Second Bank of the United States was controversial because —

• the President issued an executive order to establish the bank

• the U.S. Treasury alone sets all government monetary polices

• the House of Representatives has the sole authority to raise revenue

• the Constitution does not specifically empower Congress to create a bank

Congressional leaders such as Henry Clay tried to protect American manufacturing interests by which of the following ways?

• Lowering tariffs on southern factory owners

• Forcing northern businesses to hire Americans

• Implementing high tariffs on foreign goods

• Establishing protective tariffs on agricultural goods

One way suffrage expanded during the Jackson presidency was by —

• recognizing a woman’s right to vote

• permitting free African Americans to vote

• eliminating property qualifications for voting

• extending citizenship to American Indian tribes

The campaign poster above describes which of the following?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• James Monroe

Based on the cartoon of Andrew Jackson, which of the following best reflects the opinion of his opponents?

• The executive branch had become too powerful.

• The president had become too sympathetic to the common man.

• The spoils system had failed to improve the government.

• The President believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution

Many historians consider Andrew Jackson's election as president to be a major shift in American politics that is sometimes referred to as the "Revolution of 1828." Why would his election be considered a "revolution"?

• Jackson was unknown before 1828.

• Jackson was the first general ever elected to public office.

• Jackson was elected to office by the largest majority in presidential elections

• Jackson's election represented a shift of political power from elites to the common people.