Unit 5: The Age of Jackson

What caused the nullification crisis?

• Indian removal policies

• election of 1828

• northern trade policies

• southern opposition to tariffs

What is the main criticism of the spoils system?

• It rewards political loyalty

• It is based on merit

• It often leads to unqualified people getting jobs

• It promotes diversity

Some Native American peoples in the Southeast were called "the five civilized tribes" because:

• they joined together in an alliance.

• they welcomed white settlers on their lands.

• they had adopted aspects of White culture.

• their traditional cultures had written languages.

Which one of Jackson policies forced Native Americans to move from their homelands in the Southern United States to Indian Territory in Oklahoma?

• Spoil System

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Second Bank

• Indian Removal Act

What was President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?

• He admitted that the Union was a "compact" of the states

• He offered to raise tariffs to keep South Carolina in the Union

• He conceded South Carolina's right to secede

• He threatened to use force against South Carolina if it did not repeal its nullification policies

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from ----

• the rich and well-born

• Native Americans.

• the "common man"

• states' rights supporters.

Which Indian group was known for having a written language, a newspaper, and a constitution?

• Cherokee

• Chickasaw

• Choctaw

• Creek

Why did the election of 1828 include many first-time voters?

• Southern states gave voting rights to women

• African Americans were voting for the first time.

• Property qualifications for voting were removed

• A new federal law required all men and women to vote

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as:

• mudslinging

• The Spoils System
• a corrupt bargain

• Jacksonian democracy

government tax on imports

• suffrage

• tariff

• bureaucracy

• democracy