Age of Jackson

The presidential election of 1824 was decided by

• the Supreme Court

• the House of Representatives

• the citizens of the U.S.

• the Electoral College

After the election of 1824, Jackson accused which two men of a "corrupt bargain"?

• Henry Clay and John Q. Adams

• John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay

• John Q. Adams and William Crawford

• Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun

All of the following factors helped Jackson get elected in 1828 EXCEPT:

• his appeal to the "common man"

• his war hero status

• his views on protecting native American rights

• His accusation that Adams was involved in corrupt bargain

Jackson's practice of giving government jobs to his supporters was known as the:

• corrupt bargain

• spoils system

• kitchen cabinet

• American System

All of the following are true of the Trail of Tears EXCEPT:

• Approximately 1/4 of the tribe died on the journey

• The new lands were inferior to the tribes homelands.

• The tribe chose to move west to escape frequent attacks by their white neighbors.

• Many had money or livestock stolen on the journey.

The Indian Removal Act allowed the government to

• increase taxes on Native American lands

• require all Native Americans to speak only English

• force Native American children to go to American schools

• move Native American tribes to territory west of the Mississippi River

In the case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Supreme Court decided that:

• People cannot be required to own land in order to vote.

• The Cherokee must give their lands to Georgia and move west.

• Tariffs are unconstitutional.

• The Cherokee are an independent nation and cannot be moved.

The political party formed by Jackson's supporters after the election of 1824 was called:

• Whigs

• Democratic Republicans

• Federalists

• Liberty Party

The agreement in which the Cherokees sold their lands in the east in exchange for $5 million and new land in the west was called the:

• Missouri Compromise

• Treaty of New Echota

• corrupt bargain

Why were there more voters in the election of 1824 than there were in the election of 1828?

• Native Americans were given the right to vote.

• Women were given the right to vote.

• Many states removed the property requirement for voting.

• The voting age was reduced to 18.