Q3 US History Review

Andrew Jackson's election to the Presidency in 1828 was significant because______.

• it continued the tradition of electing candidates who were born in VA or New England.

• it signaled the death of the Democratic Party.

• he brought a greater degree of democracy to American government.

• none of the above

Andrew Jackson found his greatest support among____________.

• northern factory workers

• Native Americans

• common people

• supporters of high tariffs

President Jackson was known by the nickname ___________.

• Stonewall

• Old Hickory

• The Prophet

• The Little Magician

President Jackson __________.

• renewed the charter of the Second Bank of the United States.

• believed that the national back was a constitutional exercise of governmental powers

• vetoed the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States and withdrew all federal monies from it

• supported the Second Bank of the United States

When Congress voted to extend the charter of the Bank of the United States,

Jackson ______________,

• resigned

• readied federal troops

• fired Henry Clay

• pocket vetoed the bill

What was the spoils system?

• a plan to abolish slavery in the West

• taking Native American territory after conflicts

• rewarding political supporters with government jobs

• a plan to destroy the National Bank

The doctrine of nullification __________.

• arose in connection with tariffs passed during Andrew Jackson's presidency

• was first mentioned by George Washington

• is based on the premise of the importance of the federal government

• all of the above

American Indians forced out of Mississippi walked the_________.

• pioneer

• territory

• Trail of border

• Trail of Tears

In response to the removal policy, the Cherokees appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to protest state sanctioned seizure of their property. Which of the following is NOT a true statement about that case?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Georgia.

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokees.

• President Jackson refused to enforce the decision of the Supreme Court.

• The name of the case is Worcester vs Georgia.

The period of settlement 1800–1850 when Americans pushed the frontier westwards from the original thirteen states in search of land and resources, economic opportunities, a better life, and, for some, religious freedom. What was this called?

• Rust Belt to the Sun Belt

• The Great Migration

• Westward Expansion

• Rural to urban shift