Jacksonian Era

8.47 Which Supreme Court decision denied the right of states to take tribal lands but was ignored by President Andrew Jackson?

• Fletcher v. Peck

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Worcester v. Georgia

What was the historical significance of the Treaty of Holston? 8.28

• It led to the settlement of territory west of the Mississippi River.

• It established a peaceful relationship between the Cherokee and the U.S. government in 1792.

• It secured the unconditional surrender of Loyalist militia on the Tennessee frontier in 1780.

• It settled the dispute between Tennessee and North Carolina regarding the border between the two states.

8.44 Which of these is the BEST description of the Constitutional principle of "judicial review"?

• Congress must get Supreme Court approval before passing laws

• the Supreme Court can remove the President from office

• states can review the records of federal judges

• courts can determine if a law can be enforced

8.46 "The bold effort the present bank had made to control government (Second National Bank of the U.S.), the distress it has wantonly produced...are but premonitions of the fate that awaits the American people should they be deluded into a perpetuation of this institution or the establishment of another like it."

- President Andrew Jackson

From this passage, it is clear that President Jackson believes the Second Bank of the United States

• should be allowed to continue to exist.

• is unconstitutional and should be eliminated.

• is the greatest creation of the Constitution.

• does not receive enough support from Americans.

8.39 One demographic change that took place in the U.S. in the mid 19th century was an increase in

• the number of Irish immigrants due to the potato famine.

• the number of British immigrants seeking religious freedom.

• the number of Native Americans due to better political policies.

• the number of Mexican immigrants due to increase in factory jobs.

8.28 How did geographic features like the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers, the Cumberland Gap, and the Wilderness Road contribute to the exploration and settling of new areas in Tennessee and other states?

• They provided natural barriers from the threat of European invasion.

• They provided more than one path, so that none of the paths were too crowded.

• They helped settlers get past the Appalachian Mountains, which were a barrier.

• They provided easy ways to travel, where weather, wild animals, and other dangers were not as bad as other paths.

*(8.30)

· British "impressment" of American sailors

· French restriction of American trade

· restricted trade with any foreign power

· signed into law by Thomas Jefferson

All of these are describing which action?

• Embargo Act of 1807

• XYZ Affair

• The American System

• the "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824

-William Blount

-John Sevier

-Treaty of Holston

-Cumberland Gap

8.28 This list of research topics would be MOST useful to a student writing a report about?.....

• religion in early Tennessee.

• Tennessee's westward expansion.

• causes of Tennessee's secession.

• Tennessee in the American Revolution.

8.31 Which of these BEST describes the role of Tecumseh in the War of 1812?

• He led attacks against the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

• He tried to unify Native American tribes against Great Britain.

• He tried to unify Native American tribes against the United States.

• He led attacks against British troops trying to seize Washington, D.C.

8.47 "John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it!"

Andrew Jackson, 1832

What is President Jackson referring to in this statement?

• The Treaty of New Echota

• The Indian Removal Act of 1830

• the Freeman v. Georgia Supreme Court decision

• the Worcester v. Georgia Supreme Court decision