Jackson Check Up Review

Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?

• He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
• He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
• He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
• He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.

The Trail of Tears refers to

• Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

• the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

• government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

• the removal of Cherokees from Georgia to Reservations in the West

Jacksonian Democracy

• an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen

• The practice of giving government jobs to political backers

• The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males

• The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional

Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?

• the rich and well-born
• Native Americans
• the common people
• states' rights supporters

What does the Indian Removal Act do?

• Pushes all Native Americans into Florida
• Enacts the policy of assimilation
• Moves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

• Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

• Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

• Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

• Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

The nullification crisis occurred when

• the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
• Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
• South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
• Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

Before Jackson, only white men who owned property could vote. Who received expanded suffrage (the right to vote) during Jackson's presidency?

• All Black Americans

• All white men

• All women

• All Americans

What does nullify mean?

• To cancel

• A tax on imported goods

• Voting Rights

• Checks and Balances

What is a tariff?

• To cancel

• A tax on imported goods

• Voting Rights

• Checks and Balances