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WorksheetsThe Age of Jackson
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why did factory owners in the North like tariffs?
a)
Tariffs made American products better.
b)
Tariffs gave more money to the government.
c)
Tariffs caused more people to demand (buy) American products than European products.
d)
Tariffs would increase the price of materials in the West.
2.
Which political party supported Andrew Jackson?
a)
Whigs
b)
Anti-Mason
c)
Federalist
d)
Democratic
3.
What is the closest synonym for the word "strategy"?
a)
Declaration
b)
Government
c)
Policy
d)
Mandate
4.
What did the Cherokees do when Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act?
a)
They gave in and lived like whites.
b)
They rebelled and fought.
c)
They sued and went to the Supreme Court.
d)
They ran away to Canada.
5.
Jackson wanted to keep Native Americans and whites from fighting. So this happened...
a)
The Indians had to move.
b)
The Indians became just like whites.
c)
Whites were forced to leave the Indians alone.
d)
Whites became just like Indians.
6.
What was it like on the Trail of Tears?
a)
It was harsh and filled with death.
b)
It was a pleasant journey.
7.
What does this map show and was it a nice thing for Native Americans or not?
a)
It shows the river system. It was nice.
b)
It shows the Mountain system. It was not nice.
c)
It shows the Trail of Tears and where Natives had to go. It was not nice.
d)
It shows the Trail of Tears and where Natives had to go. It was nice.
8.
Which tribes originally lived in Mississippi, based on this map?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Seminoles
c)
Cherokee and Choctaw
d)
Choctaw and Chickasaw
9.
Why was Andrew Jackson's election important?
a)
He was the friendliest president ever elected.
b)
It caused the common people to become more powerful than ever before, instead of elites.
c)
Jackson was the first military man elected.
d)
Jackson was a celebrity.
10.
Why did Jackson dislike the National Bank so much that he did not renew it?
a)
It kept him from creating tariffs.
b)
It had too much power.
c)
It made foreign trade difficult.
d)
It only allowed the use of gold.
11.
What helped Jackson win the presidency?
a)
The elites loved him.
b)
The common people loved him.
12.
Which state threatened to secede (to leave the Union and become its own country)?
a)
Colorado
b)
Connecticut
c)
South Carolina
d)
Massachusetts
13.
Based on this chart, did the number of slaves during Jackson's presidency increase or decrease?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
14.
In 1807 the "Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves" was passed. What did this mean?
a)
They could bring in more slaves from other countries.
b)
They could NOT bring in more slaves from other countries.
c)
Slavery was illegal.
15.
The "Ordinance of Nullification" was about:
a)
Slavery
b)
Suffrage
c)
Religion
d)
Tariffs
16.
The Nullification crisis was about whose rights?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Jackson
c)
States
d)
The Bank
17.
Which one is true about Andrew Jackson?
a)
He was a sickly, weak man.
b)
He was a stubborn man with a temper.
c)
He never married.
d)
He was not in the military.
18.
Which word means "voting rights"?
a)
Tariff
b)
Suffrage
c)
Electoral
d)
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