Andrew Jackson and Texas History Quiz

Who emerged as a candidate for the presidency after Monroe's second term?

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• John Quincy Adams

• William B. Travis

Which president faced challenges due to controversial proposals and opposition from Jacksonians?

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• William B. Travis

Who won the 1828 presidential election, launching a new 'democratic' era in American political development?

• William B. Travis

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• John Quincy Adams

What did Andrew Jackson view Indians as, advocating their relocation west of the Mississippi?

• Potential allies in the westward expansion

• Equal partners in the nation

• Barbarians without rights

• Citizens with rights

Which act forced 74,000 Eastern Indians to move west, primarily the Five Civilized Tribes?

• Indian Rights Act

• Native Freedom Act

• Tribal Relocation Act

• Indian Removal Act

What did the Whigs evolve from?

• Federalist party

• National Republican party

• Libertarian party

• Democratic party

What did the North seek to protect factories with, while the South favored 'free trade' for cotton sales to Britain?

• Subsidies

• Embargoes

• Low tariffs

• High tariffs

What did the Old South remain distinct from the urban-industrial North?

• Urban and industrial

• Rural and agricultural

• Technological and innovative

• Maritime and trading

What did the Mexican-American War result from?

• American settlers' trespassing and prejudice towards Hispanics

• Religious conflicts between Mexico and the U.S.

• Mexican invasion of American territories

• Trade disputes between Mexico and the U.S.

Who promoted American settlement in Texas as an empresario?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Sam Houston

• William B. Travis

• David Crockett