Jackson & the West Unit Exam

1. The Spoils System was:

• the method by which John Quincy Adams won the election of 1824
• Giving out government jobs to friends and political supporters
• system of labor laws in the antebellum era
• a policy of slavery used in the South

2. Andrew Jackson’s “kitchen cabinet” referred to

• a group of Congressmen supporting Jackson
• a group of friends and supporters who unofficially advised Jackson
• People Andrew Jackson appointed to the Supreme Court
• A group of people in the opposite political party (Whigs) that supported Jackson

3. Which of the following groups of people would be most against the policies and presidency of Andrew Jackson?

• Small farmers
• Westerners
• Wealthy businessmen
• Poor factory workers

4. What act did Jackson sign into law, which gave the government the power to relocate (move) Native Americans?

• The Reservation Act
• The Trail of Tears
• The Native American Kindness Act
• The Indian Removal Act

5. The forced march of the Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma under Andrew Jackson is often known as

• the Trail of Tears
• the Exile of the Natives
• the Seminole War
• Little Big Horn

6. The Supreme Court Decision Worcester vs. Georgia (1832) determined that:

• Georgia laws do NOT apply in the Cherokee Nation and they cannot move them
• All white missionaries must leave the Cherokee Nation
• Cherokee must give up their lands to the state of Georgia
• Georgia has the right to give the Cherokee lands away using a lottery system

7. What is a tariff?

• A law against excessive taxes
• A type of bill
• A tax on imported goods
• A political supporter

8. More than anything else, what did most American settlers want from Native Americans during Westward Expansion?

• for them to follow Christianity
• their land
• their farming skills
• for them to dress and act like white Americans/Europeans

9. What is the definition of “secede”?

• The spread of political power to more people
• Name for the highest priced tariff in the history of the United States
• To officially break away from the country
• The right to vote

10. What causes South Carolina to threaten to secede from the union (country)?

• Southerners were angered by the Trail of tears
• Northerners wanted to impeach Jackson
• The Tariff of Abominations made Southerners mad
• Jackson vetoed too many bills