Age of Jackson

Which of the following groups thought of Andrew Jackson as their champion?

• Merchants in New England

• Common men across the country

• Native Americans in the North

• Wealthy planters in the South

What is Jacksonian Democracy?

• the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812

• the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828

• the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power

• the idea that the common people should control their government

The spoils system refers to

• giving jobs to one's political supporters.

• the veto of the Tariff of 1828

• the removal of the Cherokee from their lands.

• the banks owned by Jackson's supporters where the administration put money after closing down the National Bank.

Which state threatened to secede during the Nullification Crisis?

• Texas

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Rhode Island

How did the Cherokees fight back when the state of Georgia tried to take their land?

• They attacked a large settlement in Georgia and killed over 100 American citizens.

• 
  They didn't fight back. They packed up and left for the west.

• They took their case to the US Supreme Court.

Andrew Jackson was a member of which political party?

• Whigs

• Democrats

• National Republicans

• Anti-Federalists

To nullify a law means …

• to secede.

• to vote on the law.

• to agree to the law

• to void or cancel the law.

The Trail of Tears

• Failed to remove Cherokees from the Southeastern U.S.

• Was opposed by Andrew Jackson

• Was required by the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia

• Was the forced march of the Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma

Passed in 1830, this authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.

• Indian Removal Act

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Bureau of Indian Affairs

• Trail of Tears

The Bank of the United States became a political issue because

• it printed too much paper money.

• bank officials were caught stealing funds.

• it had to be supported with taxpayers' money.

• President Jackson thought it was too powerful and only supported the wealthy