Age of Jackson Test

What allowed the U.S. government to pay Native Americans in the Southeast to move off their land and forced Native Americans to live in the new Indian Territory?

• Indian Removal Act
• Trail of Tears
• Native Relocation Proclamation

What Supreme Court case stated that only the federal government had power in Native American matters?

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

• Plessy v. Ferguson

What did Jackson and his followers call the election of 1824 in which Henry Clay assisted John Quincy Adams in becoming president?

• corrupt bargain
• rigged system
• dishonorable deal

What is the act of a state cancelling a federal law that created controversy in 1828 over the tariff?

• nullification
• secession
• veto

What is the Spoils System?

• The clearing out of elected officials and replacing them with friends

• Kids getting everything they want

• It is how Southern farmers got rid of unused goods

• The divine right given to the king of England

What was a major reason for the federal government’s involvement in the relocations depicted on this map below?

• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British.

• To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources.

• To gain access to important rivers.

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

• Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce.

• Can a state regulate a federal agency.

• Can a state overturn a federal law.

• Can the federal government levy taxes on states.

The Trail of Tears refers to

• Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

• government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

• the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

• the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.

Andrew Jackson ran on the support of the "common man". Which is the best description of what this means?

• He made himself relatable to the average American.

• He limited the amount of voters by increasing property requirements

• He supported transportation growth

• He came from a wealthy family in the upper class

Jackson ignored the Supreme Court ruling...

• Marbury v. Madison

• Worcester v. Georgia