Age of Jackson/Westward Expansion Quiz

What was a major reason for the federal government's involvement in the relocation of the Cherrokee and other Native Americans?

• because they felt like it

• to acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

• to punish American Indians who were allies of the British

• to persuade American Indians to become farmers

Which event led to the panic of 1837?

• Congress passed the tariff of 1832

• Andrew Jackson's impeachment trial

• The closing of the second bank of the United States

• The U.S. Treasury Department issued an order that only gold or silver could be used to purchase public land

What was the name of the trail that the Native Americans had to march?

• the Goodnight-Loving trail

• the trail of tears

• the Oregon trail

• the California trail

What did Andrew Jackson call the "corrupt bargain"?

• Chief Justice Marshall’s ruling that the state of Georgia had no right to take the Cherokee’s land

• when Martin Van Buren gave government jobs to his friends after winning the presidency

• John Quincy Adams winning the election of 1824 and Henry Clay being appointed as Secretary of State

• South Carolina refusing to enforce federal law and threatening to secede from the U.S.

Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the Democratic Party?

• the election of Andrew Jackson as president

• the abolition movement

• the use of protective tariffs

• the rise of the whig party

When South Carolina ________________ the tariffs of 1828 and 1832, Jackson convinced Congress to pass the Force Bill so he could use military force to make the state collect and pay the taxes.

Daniel Webster and Henry Clay introduced legislation to renew the national bank during Jackson’s presidency because they thought he would not ________________ the bill and risk losing votes for the upcoming presidential election.

what trail did Brigham Young and his people take west?

• the California trail

• the Oregon trail

• the Santa Fe trail

• the Mormon trail

Jackson thought that government jobs should be given to those who showed loyalty to the political party that was in power. As a result, he hired friends to these important positions in what is referred to as the ________________ ________________.

How did the U.S. gain the territory of california?

• the Adams-Onis treaty

• warring with the native Americans

• the treaty of Guadelupe Hildalgo

• the Louisiana purchase