Andrew Jackson Quiz

Who was elected president of the USA in 1824?

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• John Quincy Adams

• John C. Calhoun

Who was elected president in 1828?

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• John Quincy Adams

• John C. Calhoun

What is the term that describes when a politician replaces government officials with those who support the politician?

• mudslinging

• corrupt bargain

• electoral college

• spoils system

The Nullification Crisis dealt with the idea of states' rights and whether a state has the right to decide to follow a federal law or to cancel, or nullify, it in their state.

• True

• False

• No one knows for sure

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 allowed Andrew Jackson to make treaties with Native American tribes and to offer them money for them to leave their native lands and move west of the Mississippi River.

• True

• False

• No one knows for sure

Since they knew the power of the US Army, no Native American groups fought back against the Indian Removal Act.

• True

• False

• No one knows for sure

What was a main reasons why Andrew Jackson wanted to end the 2nd Bank of the United States?

• He thought the bank only benefited rich people

• He thought the bank only benefited poor people

• He was jealous of the power many bankers held

What was another main reasons why Andrew Jackson wanted to end the 2nd Bank of the United States?

• He wanted money to be returned to the federal government

• He believed a national bank was unconstitutional

• He wanted the bank to be located near his home in Tennessee