Age of Jackson review

Most white men could vote in 1828 because of expanded ​ (a)   .

The second national bank, chartered from 1816 to 1836, was called the ​ (b)   .

​ (c)   was the theory that a state has the right to declare a federal law unconstitutional.

Southerners opposed the ​ (d)   because it raised prices and hurt their economies.

The ​ (e)   of 1830 allowed the president to negotiate with American Indians for their land, in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River.

• suffrage

• Second Bank of the U.S.

• Nullification

• Tariff of Abominations

• Indian Removal Act

Answer explanation

The correct answers are suffrage, Second Bank of the U.S., Nullification, Tariff of Abominations, and Indian Removal Act.

In ​ (a)   , the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokees were a sovereign nation.

The ​ (b)   was the practice of appointing people to government jobs as a reward for party loyalty.

• Worcester v. Georgia

• spoils system

Answer explanation

In Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokees were a sovereign nation. The spoils system was the practice of appointing people to government jobs as a reward for party loyalty.

Match the following terms with their definitions

• Whig Party

• the forced removal of the Cherokees from Georgia

• Jacksonian Democracy

• a party that formed in opposition to President Jackson

• Trail of Tears

• the rise of modern democracy and the "common man"

Match the correct term to each definition.

• Underground Railroad

• the person elected to the presidency in 1828

• Democratic Party

• the party led by Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Jackson

• the system by which slaves escaped to the North and Canada

The South wanted ​ (a)   tariffs.

• low

• high

Answer explanation

The South wanted low tariffs to keep the cost of imported goods low and protect their agricultural economy.

​ (a)   was responsible of the Indian Removal Act?

• Andrew Jackson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Abraham Lincoln

• Sam Houston

• Thomas Jefferson

• James MAdison

• James Madison

Answer explanation

Andrew Jackson was responsible for the Indian Removal Act.