Unit 6 Age of Jackson Exam Review

After Georgia claimed Cherokee territory for the state, how did the Cherokee try to resolve the issue?

• They went to the Supreme Court for a resolution

• The bought their land back from Georgia

• They gave up and left without a fight

• They attempted to gain US Citizenship

What was one way Andrew Jackson was able to get elected in 1828?

• More people were allowed to vote after property ownership requirements were removed

• Less rich people were allowed to vote after the tariff of 1828

• Voter age was reduced from 21 to 18 in 1828

• Jackson promised to renew the 2nd National Bank Charter if elected

The Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw, and other Natives were some of the tribes being forced off their land in the-

• Charter for the Second National Bank

• Indian Removal Act

• passing of the 14th Amendment

• Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819

The Trail of Tears was a result of what goal?

• the attempt to get rich farm land and possibility for gold on those lands

• Natives lost the Creek Wars

• Only whites were allowed in States

• the attempt to control Native populations by preventing them from moving

Which of the following best describes the Spoils System in the 1830s?

• President Jackson appointed supporters and friends to important government positions

• President Jackson took control of the US Senate and prevented the passing of the 2nd National Bank

• President Jackson took Native Lands and accessed natural resources

• President Jackson defeated the British at New Orleans and took their goods after his victory

The appointment of supporters and friends to important government positions is known as the-

• Spoils System

• Favorites System

• D.E.N.N.I.S System

• Friends System

What was the central argument South Carolina had during the Nullification Crisis?

• states had the right to overturn a federal act

• the federal government had the right to overturn state acts

• states have the power to issue Indian Removal Acts

• the president is able to veto congressional bank laws

True or False: Jackson upheld the Supremacy Clause (Article 6) of the Constitution during the Nullification Crisis.

• True

• False

True or False: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worchester vs Georgia?

• True

• False

Which of the following defines the Supremacy Clause in the US Constitution?

• The Federal Government has supremacy over states

• The states have supremacy over the Federal Government

• The US cannot take over Native Lands

• The US has supremacy over foreign nations