Jacksonian Era Test Review

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What inspired the painters of the Hudson River School? Use the painting to help you determine your answer.

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Nature

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What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

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Can a state overturn a federal law?

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Which of the following correctly completes this graphic organizer? President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling. President Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River. President Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress. President Jackson introduces a bill to Congress.

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President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling.

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The Nullification Act was caused by -

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Southerners who felt they had the right to ignore laws passed by the federal government if it violated their states’ rights.

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Which right did South Carolinians feel the Tariff of 1824, or the Tariff of Abominations violated?

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states’ rights.

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What action did many southerners want to take in response to the Tariff of 1828 if the tariff was not repealed?

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secede

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Which policy change is a reason Andrew Jackson won the Election of 1828? Options: Many states had put an end to property qualifications., Emancipated slaves were allowed to vote and voted for Jackson. Poll taxes and literacy tests were eliminated. Women were given the right to vote.

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Many states had put an end to property qualifications.

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What does the following quote tell you about Jackson's policy toward Native Americans? “I render it impossible that you can flourish among a civilized community. You have but one remedy within your reach, and that is to remove to the west.”

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He believed that Native Americans should be forcibly removed to Indian Territory.

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What is the spoils system?

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elected officials rewarding their supporters with government jobs

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Which of the following was a social event in the Jacksonian Era? A tariff heightened sectional tensions. A new democratic spirit emerged. Suffrage was extended to all white men. The Democratic-Republican party split in two.

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A new democratic spirit emerged.