Age of Jackson

What is the purpose of protective tariffs?

• To encourage consumers to purchase foreign products

• To protect domestic manufacturers from foreign competition

• To lower prices for domestic goods

• To stimulate economic growth

Why were high tariffs favored by the North?

• Because the North wanted to protect foreign manufacturers

• Because the North wanted to stimulate economic growth

• Because the North wanted to lower prices for consumers

• Because the North's economy was based on manufacturing

What is the effect of low tariffs?

• Allows for greater volume of trade between countries

• Stimulates economic growth

• Increases prices for consumers

• Protects domestic traders from foreign competition

Why did Andrew Jackson veto the renewed charter bank bill?

• He believed the bank was unconstitutional

• He supported a strong central government

• He believed the bank was necessary for economic growth

• He viewed the bank as controlled by wealthy bankers

What was the Second Party System?

• The split of the Whig Party into two factions

• The split of the Democratic-Republican Party into the Whig Party and the Democratic Party

• The split of the Republican Party into two factions

• The split of the Democratic Party into two factions

What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 allow the president to do?

• Prevent American Indian tribes from migrating west

• Declare American Indian tribes as U.S. citizens

• Negotiate removal treaties with American Indian tribes

• Grant American Indian tribes title to their lands

What was the outcome of Worcester v. Georgia?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the federal government's authority over the Cherokee

• The Supreme Court declined to make a ruling

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Georgia's extension of state law over the Cherokee

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee's right to self-government

What was the Trail of Tears?

• The Supreme Court case regarding the Cherokee's rights

• The migration of the Cherokee people to the east

• The legal battle between the Cherokee and the state of Georgia

• The forced removal of the Cherokee people to western lands

Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Conflicting interpretations of this amendment below played a major role in the?

• Bank War
• Nullification Crisis
• Corrupt Bargain
• XYZ Affair