The Age of Jackson

The Age of Jackson ended when Martin Van Buren lost the election of 1824.

• True
• False

South Carolina threatened to withdraw from the Union, or secede.

• True
• False

Andrew Jackson opposed the Congress because he believed it gave too much power to the wealthy.

• True
• False

The economic collapse of the United States after Andrew Jackson left office was the Panic of 1837.

• True
• False

John C. Calhoun was the main supporter of states' rights.

• True
• False

New Hampshire tried to nullify laws raising tariffs.

• True
• False

Which of the following was part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Slave owners would not be allowed to pursue slaves who escaped to “free” territory.
• The Louisiana Territory north of the southern border of Missouri would be free of slavery.
• All children born to enslaved people in Missouri would be free.
• No additional slaves could be brought into Missouri after its admission to the Union as a slave state.

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions upheld the Congressional power of regulating interstate commerce?

• Marbury v. Madison
• Dartmouth College v. Woodward
• McCulloch v. Maryland
• Gibbons v. Ogden

Which of the following allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter the Union as a free state?

• the Missouri Compromise
• increased immigration
• the Industrial Revolution
• urbanization

Based on the map, through which two states did the Choctaws travel to reach Indian Territory?

• Missouri and Arkansas
• Louisiana and Arkansas
• Georgia and North Carolina
• Georgia and Louisiana