Trail of Tears Quiz

Which group was forcibly relocated by means of the "Trail of Tears"?

• Mexicans

• Shoshone

• African slaves

• Cherokee

Which statement best describes why Jackson was so popular amongst the American people?

• He beat the French in naval combat

• Proved average Americans can achieve anything

• Worked to create positive relationships with the Native Americans

• Fought to abolish slavery

Which candidate did John Quincy Adams defeat in the controversial election of 1824?

• Henry Clay

• James Monroe

• Daniel Webster

• Andrew Jackson

The 1828 "Tariff of Abominations" was given that name by those who thought the tariff hurt the South while helping -

• British importers.

• small farmers.

• Northern manufacturers.

• frontier settlers in the West.

Andrew Jackson used the power of the presidency to

• influence Supreme Court decisions in which he was interested.

• fire many federal officials and appoint loyal followers in their places.

• raise tariffs to fill the government treasury with funds.

• recognize the land claims of the Cherokee Nation.

The American System helped bring the nation together by -

• maintaining the balance between slave states and free states.

• withdrawing funds from the unpopular Bank of the United States.

• giving common people across the nation a voice in the national government.

• creating a better transportation network to facilitate the exchange of goods.

Some Native American peoples in the Southeast were called "the five civilized tribes" because

• they joined together in an alliance.

• they welcomed white settlers on their lands.

• they had adopted aspects of European culture.

• their traditional cultures had written languages

Nullification promotes the idea of -

• nationalism.

• states' rights.

• judicial review.

• territorial expansion.

Andrew Jackson's "pet banks" contributed to the Panic of 1837 by:

• lending money to members of Congress at lower rates than they did to others.

• printing paper money that was not backed up by gold and silver.

• making risky loans to factory owners in New England.

• calling in loans made to state governments.

The concept of states' rights was enthusiastically supported by:

• John Marshall.

• Daniel Webster.

• Andrew Jackson.

• John C. Calhoun.