Chapter 14 Review

What war did Andrew Jackson fight in?

• The Mexican-American War
• The French and Indian War
• The War of 1812
• The American Revolution

What was the spoils system?

• A system that rewarded people with government jobs for political support
• A system that spoiled people with gifts for political support
• A system created by George Washington to feed the poorer people of the country
• A system that was implemented during the War of 1812 to protect the country

What was the Nullification Crisis a response to?

• A political argument in the senate between Democrats and Republicans
• An argument between Eastern and Western states about the admittance of new states
• A law raising taxes on imported goods such as cloth and glass
• A bill proposed by President Jackson to invade other countries

What happened in the election of 1824?

• Andrew Jackson won by a landslide following a movement of his political supporters after losing the previous election
• John Quincy Adams won and appointed Henry Clay as Secretary of State
• Thomas Jefferson won reelection
• James Monroe wins by a landslide after his heroics in the War of 1812

What happened in the election of 1828?

• Andrew Jackson won by a landslide following a movement of his political supporters after losing the previous election
• John Quincy Adams won and appointed Henry Clay as Secretary of State
• Thomas Jefferson won reelection
• James Monroe wins by a landslide after his heroics in the War of 1812

What was the Indian Removal Act?

• An act that removed all Native Americans from lands in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota
• An act that removed all Americans from the eastern United States to be relocated to the Caribbean islands
• An act that pushed Native Americans out of the west coast
• An act that allowed the president to make treaties with eastern tribes in exchange for land on the Great Plains

Which of these is an eastern Native American tribe that lived in the south?

• Crow
• Sioux
• Choctaw
• Zuni

Why did President Jackson "battle" with the Bank of the United States

• To earn himself more money to become the highest paid president in history
• Jackson thought the bank only benefitted rich eastern investors at the expense of the working class
• He believed it was his duty to end all bank systems throughout the entire world
• Jackson believed the British had gained control of the American banking system

What is a tariff?

• A farming tool used to harvest cotton
• To withdraw from an organization or alliance
• A blockade of ships
• A tax imposed by the government on goods imported from another country

What was The Trail of Tears?

• The forced relocation of 17,000 Cherokee Indians in a "death march" overseen by the US army
• The forced relocation of 12,000 Choctaw Indians from New York to Georgia
• The relocation of hundreds of Plains Indians in response to the Indian Removal Act of 1830
• The name given to battlefields during the War of 1812