8th Grade American History - Jacksonian Democracy: Post Test

Explain how the principles of rule of law, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism were impacted by Jacksonian Democracy.

• Sectionalism

• Nationalism

• Statehood

What was the goal of the American System?

• To make the United States economically self-sufficient

• To extend slavery north of the Mason-Dixon Line

• To support all individual state currencies

What document was a statement by the United States saying that the Americas were closed to colonization by European nations?

• The American System

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Monroe Doctrine

What were some of the effects of Andrew Jackson’s presidency? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• end of the spoils system

• increased voter turnout

• establishment of a national bank

• growth of the Democratic Party

How did the Indian Removal Act affect the Cherokees?

• They had to exchange their lands in Indian Territory for lands in the Southeast

• A small number of Cherokees gave up their lands, but most were able to stay

• Thousands died on the forced journey from their homeland to Indian Territory

What was the harsh journey of the Cherokee from their homeland to Indian Territory called?

• Trail of Tears

• Secession

• Doctrine of Nullification

• Inflation

Why did Jackson oppose the Second Bank of the United States?

• He thought a federal bank took too much power from the states and could lead to corruption.

• The bank did not have a charter from the federal government.

• He thought that the bank did not have enough power.

How did Jackson destroy the national bank?

• He had government funds deposited in state banks.

• He issued an order that made it harder for people to take out loans.

• He encouraged people to exchange their paper money for gold or silver.

Matching: Place the correct letter in the blank on the answer sheet. 4.GS.C

• James Monroe

• U.S. President who passed the Indian Removal Act which led to the Trail of Tears.

• Andrew Jackson

• Chosen by the House of Representatives to be the winner of the 1824 presidential election when there was no clear winner.

• John Quincy Adams

• U.S. President who wrote a document warning European powers to stay out of the Americas.

Identify the word that does not fit in this group by circling it, and then explain why it is out of place.

• Trail of Tears

• Indian Removal Act

• Seminoles