Crash Course U.S. History Quiz

During the Age of Jackson, who were the primary voters in the United States?

• White male merchants

• White male land owners

• White male wage workers

• White male farmers

What was the main goal of the American System?

• To abolish slavery

• To establish a monarchy

• To promote economic nationalism

• To expand westward

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

• A proposal to join European wars

• A plan to annex Latin American countries

• A declaration of war against Europe

• A speech by President Monroe proposing non-interference in the Western hemisphere

What was the outcome of the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri entered the union as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state

• Missouri entered the union as a free state and Maine was admitted as a slave state

• All states above the 36 30 line of latitude were allowed to have slaves

• All states above the 36 30 line of latitude were prohibited from having slaves

Who invented the Democratic Party?

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• Martin Van Buren

• John Quincy Adams

What were the main concerns of the new Democratic Party?

• Widening gap between the rich and the poor

• Expansion of slavery

• Power of the executive branch

• All of the above

What was the Whig party's main opposition to Andrew Jackson?

• They thought he was too weak on foreign affairs

• They disagreed with his economic policies

• They believed he was turning himself into a king

• They wanted to abolish slavery

What was the outcome of the Nullification Crisis?

• South Carolina successfully seceded from the United States

• South Carolina nullified a federal tariff, but eventually relented

• The tariff of 1832 was repealed

• The federal government used force to collect taxes in South Carolina

What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• A law providing funds to relocate Native American tribes to the West

• A law granting Native Americans full citizenship rights

• A law protecting Native American lands from encroachment

• A law promoting cultural assimilation of Native Americans

What was Andrew Jackson's response to the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Cherokees?

• He called for a renegotiation of the treaties

• He supported the Cherokees' right to their land

• He ordered the immediate removal of the Cherokees

• He refused to enforce the ruling