Unit 6 USA Age of Jackson Review

One attempt to resolve this issue without violence involved which action?

• The Cherokee Nation challenged Georgia’s anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court.

• Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase Cherokee land.

• The Cherokee Nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia.

• Georgia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees.

What was one result of the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828?

• Renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States

• Elimination of the spoils system

• Ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment

• Increased levels of voter participation

Conflicts like the one described in the excerpt were related to the ______.

• establishment of the Second National Bank

• adoption of the Indian Removal policies

• Battle of New Orleans

• signing of the Treaty of Paris

One example of resisting these actions was when ______.

• Andrew Jackson’s forces defeated British troops at the end of the War of 1812

• the Missouri Compromise was enacted

• the Cherokee Nation used the federal courts to try to resolve issues with state laws

• Southern states nullified laws that created a banking system and limited interstate commerce

• the American colonies declared independence from British rule

What was a major reason for the federal government’s involvement in the relocations depicted on this map?

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers

• To gain access to important rivers

• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British

• To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

During the 1830s public servants and officials were widely perceived to be unqualified. What practice reinforced that perception?

• The public voting for candidates based on religious affiliations

• The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable positions

• The federal government recruiting volunteers to serve abroad as ambassadors

• Legislators awarding government contracts to the lowest bidders

How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?

• The ruling gave the state authority over relations with American Indians.

• The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers.

• More American Indian tribes decided to grant licenses to missionaries to live on tribal lands.

• Reservation policies were overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

• Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

• Can a state regulate a federal agency?

• Can a state overturn a federal law?

• Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

The proclamation excerpted above was issued during which of these historical events?

• Shay’s Rebellion

• The War of 1812

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Civil War

Which state on the map was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

• Washington

• California

• Oklahoma

• Texas