Age of the Common Man and Jackson Test

Gave the President power to negotiate treaties exchanging Native American-held land

• Treaty of Fort Laramie

• Indian Removal Act

• Dawes Act

• Homestead Act

Native American tribe granted sovereignty in Everglades

• Seminole

• Cherokee

• Sioux

• Navajo

How did John Quincy Adams become President?

• He won the majority of the electoral votes

• He promised the most government jobs.

• He won the majority of the popular votes.

• He received the most votes in the House of Representatives.

All of the following men ran for President in 1824 EXCEPT

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• Alexander Hamilton

What group opposed Adams while he was President?

• Supporters of Henry Clay

• supporters of Andrew Jackson

• supporters of Alexander Hamilton

• War Hawks

The purpose of the Tariff of 1828 was

• to protect northern industry from foreign imports

• to allow states to nullify Federal laws

• to allow states to secede.

• to hurt the southern economy.

All of the following happened during the election of 1828 EXCEPT

• A. The rise of the new Democrat Party

• B. Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay debated the legalities of tariffs

• C. Mudslinging

• D. An increase in the number of men voting

The purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was

• To prevent wars between the various Native American tribes.

• to quickly move the Native American populations west of the Mississippi to the east.

• to exchange land east of the Mississippi for land west of the Mississippi.

• to remove all of the Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma’s Indian Territory onto reservations.

What Presidential Election was the first to record popular vote?

• 1836

• 1824

• 1828

• 1832

Who did NOT run for President in the Presidential Election of 1824?

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• William Crawford

• Martin Van Buren