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WorksheetsAge of Jackson
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Sorrows
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Nullification Act
2.
What is the term for the extension of political power to the common people?
a)
Jacksonian Democracy
b)
Republicanism
c)
Federalism
d)
Liberties
3.
Sequaya invented what for the Cherokee people?
a)
Constitution
b)
A newspaper
c)
A written language
d)
A way to build houses
4.
Who publicly supported the Tariff of Abominations?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Martin Van Buren
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
John C Calhoun
5.
What party forms because they opposed Jackson's ideas?
a)
Whigs
b)
Republicans
c)
Federalists
d)
Democrats
6.
Who became president after Van Buren and was a military hero and died after one month in office?
a)
John Tyler
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Daniel Webster
d)
William Henry Harrison
7.
Which debate was over nullification/states rights?
a)
Jackson-Adams Debate
b)
Missouri Statehood Debate
c)
Webster-Haynie Debate
d)
Clay-Jackson Debate
8.
Andrew Jackson was a member of which political party?
a)
Whigs
b)
National Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Anti-Federalists
9.
Which of these is a reason for the Panic of 1837?
a)
Pet Banks
b)
Inflation
c)
Land costs sky rocketing
d)
All of the above
10.
Why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the union the first time?
a)
Slavery
b)
Land costs
c)
Tariffs
d)
Missouri entering the union
11.
Who won the election of 1824?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Henry Clay
d)
William Crawford
12.
Which of these is NOT a reason the Cherokee people were forced to move west?
a)
Adopting white customs
b)
Gold was found on their land
c)
Indian Removal Act was passed
d)
Jackson ignored the Supreme Court
13.
Jackson rewarding political backers with jobs was known as?
a)
Democracy
b)
Spoils System
c)
Panic of 1837
d)
Friendship
14.
Why did Jackson dislike the National Bank?
a)
He felt it favored the common people over the wealthy
b)
He felt it did not help the government save money
c)
He felt it favored the wealthy over the common people
d)
He felt it was too friendly to foreign nations rather than the US
15.
The theory of ________ presents a view of the nation and the Constitution that is closest to the Doctrine of Nullification.
a)
Federalism
b)
Soverignty
c)
Patriotism
d)
States Rights
16.
Who was the president of the Second National Bank?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Nicholas Biddle
d)
Daniel Webster
17.
Inflation is____________
a)
an increase in the money supply and a decrease in the value of money
b)
severe economic slump
c)
trade and industrial activity are decreased
d)
a decrease in the money supply and an increase in the value of money
18.
Who became president after the popular war-hero president died in office?
a)
Martin Van Buren
b)
John Tyler
c)
William Henry Harrison
d)
James Polk
19.
Which Vice-President became president because of the fact of the former president's popularity.
a)
John Adams
b)
John Tyler
c)
James Monroe
d)
Martian Van Buren
20.
What resulted in widespread concern about our nation's economy?
a)
Panic of 1837
b)
Jackson's Presidency
c)
Tariff of Abominations
d)
Doctrine of Nullification
21.
Which region was upset about the Tariff of Abominations?
a)
West
b)
South
c)
North
d)
Northwest
22.
Southerners felt they were paying for which regions prosperity with the Tariff of Abominations
a)
West
b)
Southeast
c)
Northwest
d)
North
23.
Which Massachusetts political leader was the strongest nationalist in the Senate?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Thomas Jefferson
24.
What was the issue in the Webster-Haynie debate?
a)
Whether the west or north had more power in government
b)
Whether the north or south had more power in government
c)
Whether the English government or the US government had more power
d)
Whether the state or federal government had more power
25.
Who's election was seen as ending the educated elite control of our government?
a)
John Q. Adams
b)
John C. Calhoun
c)
Martin Van Buren
d)
Andrew Jackson
26.
Who was involved in the corrupt bargain?
a)
Clay and Jackson
b)
Adams and Clay
c)
Jackson and Adams
d)
Adams and Van Buren
27.
Why did Northerners oppose Jackson's easy credit policies for land sales?
a)
They feared factory workers would move West to become farmers
b)
They feared farmers would raise the prices of cotton
c)
They feared farmers would sale their land and become factory workers
d)
They feared losing their factories to farmers
28.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was
a)
a part of the US and had to follow our laws
b)
a sovereign nation and did not have to follow the removal law
c)
a part of a larger Native American nation and they would have to fight together to oppose the removal act
d)
interfering with the nations prosperity and would have to move further west
29.
Which Supreme Court Case did Chief Justice John Marshal disagree with Andrew Jackson?
a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
Gibbons v Ogden
c)
McCulloch v Maryland
d)
Worcester v Georgia
30.
Why could John Quincy Adams not get many of his goals accomplished during his presidency?
a)
Congress was dominated with Adams supporters
b)
Congress was split between Adams and Jackson supporters
c)
Congress was dominated with Jackson supporters
d)
Congress
31.
How did the Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Marshall, rule on the issue of American Indian citizenship?
a)
Cherokee was not a distinct political community and the government could take away their landCherokee was a distinct political community and that the government could not take their land away
b)
Cherokee was a distinct political community and that the government could not take their land away
c)
Cherolee was not a distinct political community and the state government could not take their land away
d)
Cherokee was a distinct political community and the government could take away their land.
32.
In the early 19th century, what was the US Government's Indian policy and what was the primary impact of this policy?
a)
Removal if Indians to land in the east; population growth
b)
removal of Indians to land in the west; population growth
c)
removal of Indians to land in the east; thousands of Indians died
d)
removal of Indians to land in the west; thousands of Indians dies
33.
By 1828 the tariff had become a major sectional issue. High tariffs harmed which section the MOST?
a)
the West
b)
the middle states
c)
the South
d)
the North
34.
Which President was known as the Common Man's President?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Millard Fillmore
d)
William Henry Harrison
35.
What part of the national government did Andrew Jackson feel was bad for the nation?
a)
Judicial Review
b)
National Bank
c)
American System
d)
Spoils Systems
36.
During the 1820s and 1830s, their was an expansion of voting rights by lowering property requirements. This allowed more people to vote and became known as
a)
Jacksonian Conventions
b)
Jacksonian America
c)
Jacksonia
d)
Jacksonian Democarcy
37.
Where did the money in the Bank of US go to after the Bank was closed?
a)
to South Caroloina
b)
to Capitol Buildding
c)
to State Banks
d)
to Andrew Jacksons House
38.
Who walked on the Trail of Tears?
a)
Cherokee people
b)
Texas people
c)
Slaves
d)
The Iron Horse
39.
What is suffrage?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the act of suffering
c)
anything that is disliked or hated
d)
limiting voting
40.
Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams were accused of _______.
a)
Stealing money from Senate.
b)
Reading confidential documents.
c)
a corrupt bargain
d)
Fraudulent taxes.
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