Jackson Era Test

Who won the election of 1824?

• John Quincy Adams
• William Crawford
• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson

Why was the election of 1824 considered controversial?

• The House looked for a fifth candidate they thought was better suited for the postion.
• Henry Clay was in the hospital and couldn't campaign.
• Newspapers tried to get William Crawford elected
• The House selected Adams even though Jackson won the popular vote.

Because small farmers, frontier settlers, and slaveholders were worried about big business controlling the country, they backed _________________ for the 1828 election.

• William Crawford
• John Quincy Adams
• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson

Jacksonian democracy expanded voting from White Land Owning Males to _________________.

• All males
• All white males
• All females and males
• White landowning females

John Quincy Adams was part of the ____________ Party.

• Democratic
• Whig
• National Republican
• Federalists

Andrew Jackson was part of the __________ Party.

• Democratic
• Whig
• Federalists
• National Republican

Jackson was portrayed as ________________, who had been poor and worked hard to be successful.

• Aristocrat
• War Hero
• Business Man
• Frontiersman

Adams was portrayed as a _______________, who was the son of the second president and was a Harvard graduate.

• Aristocrat
• War Hero
• Fisherman
• Frontiersman

Who won the election of 1828?

• William Crawford
• John Quincy Adams
• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson

After the presidential victory, government jobs were rewarded to those who backed the winner of 1828, in a practice called ________________.

• Nepotism
• Spoils System
• Van Buren Boys
• Friends Forever