Era of Jackson - Review

Mudslinging

• Working well with your opponent
• A system where appointed officials, not elected ones, carry out laws
• An attempt to ruin a candidate's personal reputation
• Name given to an alleged deal between Clay & Adams in the 1824 election

Winning candidates who give government jobs to their supporters are making use of which of the following?

• Laissez-faire
• The Electoral College
• Executive Privilege
• The Spoils System

Andrew Jackson wanted to expand voting rights to

• Women
• African Americans
• All White Men
• Native Americans

Which tribe sued the state of Georgia for land?

• Creek
• Cherokee
• Seminole
• Choctaw

Which act did Congress pass to force the relocation of Native Americans?

• The Alien Act
• The Naturalization Act
• The Indian Removal Act
• The Relocation Act

What resulted from the closing of the Bank of the United States?

• a new national bank

• fewer state banks

• a new tax on banks

• the Panic of 1837

Which tribe was the only tribe to successfully resist removal?

• Cherokee
• Choctaw
• Chickasaw
• Seminole

In which state was most of the Indian territory located?

• Kansas
• Texas
• Oklahoma
• Nebraska

The Black Seminole were escaped slaves from Georgia and South Carolina.

• True

• False

Andrew Jackson violated his oath of office when he refused to enforce a Supreme Court ruling.

• True

• False