WorksheetsAndrew Jackson
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
5. The election of Jackson as President in 1828 was seen as a growth in _________ in the U.S.
a)
cities
b)
democracy
c)
foot fungus
d)
fast food
2.
6. Jacksonian Democracy is the idea that the common man should be able to _________.
a)
sing Mexican folk songs
b)
get a good job
c)
vote
d)
buy a car
3.
7. Jackson rewarded his supporters with jobs in the ______ which is called the “Spoils System”.
a)
city
b)
court
c)
government
d)
kitchen
4.
9. Jackson’s opponents viewed him as uneducated,a bully and a _______ of many Native Americans.
a)
friend
b)
clothing designer
c)
killer
d)
homie
5.
10. Nullification is the idea that the states have a right to cancel any federal law that the state feels would ________
the state.
the state.
a)
help
b)
support
c)
harm
d)
bother
6.
Which of the following would have been most likely to support Andrew Jackson in the presidential elections of 1828 and 1832?
a)
Wealthy Northern factory owners
b)
The owner of a small farm in the West
c)
A Cherokee Indian leader
d)
A member of the Whig Party
7.
This political leader, in his “Exposition and Protest,” claimed that South Carolina had the right to nullify, or refuse to observe, federal tariffs passed in the 1830s.
a)
Daniel Webster
b)
John C. Calhoun
c)
Henry Clay
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
8.
How did President Andrew Jackson respond when the state of South Carolina claimed the right to secede in the nullification crisis of 1833?
a)
He agreed with them, and encouraged them to leave the Union
b)
He threatened to take military action, supported by the Force Bill
c)
He tried to satisfy them by getting rid of the tariff
d)
He ignored the issue, hoping it would go away
9.
The cartoon is criticizing the policies of which of the following presidents?
a)
Jackson
b)
Madison
c)
Van Buren
d)
Tyler
10.
How did President Jackson respond to the rechartering of the Bank of the United States in 1833?
a)
He supported it
b)
He vetoed a bill that would have rechartered it
c)
He placed his own money in the national bank
d)
He asked foreign nations to invest money in it
11.
Andrew Jackson was a leader of the _____ Party.
a)
Republican
b)
Whig
c)
American
d)
Democratic
12.
Why didn't Andrew Jackson win the election of 1824?
a)
He didn't win the popular vote
b)
He didn't receive a majority of electoral votes
c)
He didn't run in the election
d)
The Supreme Court chose John Quincy Adams instead
13.
Who gets to decide the presidential outcome when no one wins the majority of electoral votes?
a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Popular vote
d)
House of Representatives
14.
Why would Americans be upset with John Quincy Adams being chosen for president in the election of 1824?
a)
Andrew Jackson won the most popular votes
b)
They though he didn't have enough experience
c)
He was only a military hero
d)
He supported the ALien and Sedition Acts
15.
The deal between Henry Clay and JQA that offered the houses support for JQA as president in return for Clay becoming Secretary of State is known as the________?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
Shady Deal
c)
Corrupt Bargain
d)
Secret Dinner
16.
How does Andrew Jackson take advantage of the corrupt bargain?
a)
He uses it to campaign against Clay and Adams
b)
He makes his own deal with Clay
c)
He becomes the new Vice President to Adams
d)
He passes a law against deals like this
17.
Andrew Jackson ran on the support of the "common man". Which is the best description of what this means?
a)
He made himself relatable to the average American.
b)
He limited the amount of voters by increasing property requirements
c)
He supported transportation growth
d)
He came from a wealthy family in the upper class
18.
Which of the following is the best definition for the spoils system?
a)
a bribe
b)
choosing the most qualified applicant for the job
c)
voting for the best candidate to represent the public
d)
rewarding your supporters with jobs in the government once elected
19.
What is the main criticism of the spoils system?
a)
It rewards political loyalty
b)
It is based on merit
c)
It often leads to unqualified people getting jobs
d)
It promotes diversity
20.
How does Jackson expand democracy in the early 1800s?
a)
Campaigning
b)
Opens voting up to a larger group of white males by limiting property requirements
c)
Spoils system
d)
All of the Above
21.
Andrew Jackson was in support of the policy of removal towards Native Americans.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which of the following is an example of how the Cherokee assimilated to white culture?
a)
Adopting Christianity
b)
Writing a constitution
c)
Changing the way they dress
d)
All answers work
23.
What does the Indian Removal Act do?
a)
Pushes all Native Americans into Florida
b)
Allows Georgia to use Native Americans as slaves
c)
Enacts the policy of assimilation
d)
Moves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River
24.
Why is the path Native Americans moved west on called the Trail of Tears?
a)
The trail was under water
b)
It stands for the loss of land
c)
So many died along the way due to starvation exposure and disease
d)
There was much fighting and conflict along the way
25.
What action did Jackson take to make him seem to powerful to many Americans?
a)
His rags to riches background
b)
Expanding voting to more Americans
c)
Ignored the Supreme Court ruling on Cherokee lands
d)
Enforcing the tariff of 1828 on South Carolina
26.
Did Andrew Jackson support the National bank?
a)
yes
b)
no
27.
One common defense of the removal policy towards Native Americans was the natives could then survive as a culture and practice their own cultural ways.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Which of the following Presidents is attached to the corrupt bargain in which Henry Clay among a tie threw in the towel and gave his support to this candidate, taking a role as secretary of state to become president one day:
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
James Polk
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
William Henry Harrison
29.
Which of the following Presidents promised to destroy the national bank and would pull all the government money from the bank when elected:
a)
William Henry Harrison
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
John Tyler
d)
Andrew Jackson
30.
Which of the following established that Jackson had no right to relocate Native Americans from their lands?
a)
Marbury vs. Madison
b)
Dred Scot vs. Sanford
c)
Worchester vs. Georgia
d)
McCullough vs. Maryland
31.
Which of the following was the principle which Jackson thought would work in removing Native Americans from their lands as long as they paid them:
a)
Eminent Domain
b)
Native American Relocation Act
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Indian Removal Act
32.
Which of the following Presidents introduced the Spoils System hiring out friends to political offices:
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Polk
d)
William Henry Harrison
33.
All of the following are true about the Nullification Crisis of 1828 EXCEPT:
a)
South Carolina Threatened to secede from the Union
b)
Jackson threatened military force with Henry Clay's support
c)
It began because of a tariff that raised the price of natural resources which raised prices to produce cotton
d)
It was composed of the fact the federal government was promising/printing more money than they had in gold and silver to support it.
34.
Who was our seventh president:
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Polk
d)
William Henry Harrison
35.
Who was our sixth President:
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
William Henry Harrison
d)
James Polk
36.
Jacksonian Democracy (universal male suffrage) favored
a)
New Englanders
b)
The “common man”
c)
Native Americans and blacks
d)
Wealthy landowners
37.
All of the following are true about Andrew Jackson’s Presidency EXCEPT
a)
He abolished the Bank of the United States
b)
He forced the Cherokee to walk the Trail of Tears
c)
He helped more Americans vote due to universal male suffrage
d)
He dramatically weakened the power of the Presidency
38.
Which of the following groups thought of Andrew Jackson as their champion?
a)
Merchants in New England
b)
Native Americans in the North
c)
Common men across the country
d)
Wealthy planters in the South
39.
What event of the 1830s is shown by the heavy black lines on the map?
a)
The expansion of suffrage
b)
The spoils system
c)
The Trail of Tears
d)
Battles of the Seminole War
40.
The Bank of the United States became a political issue because
a)
President Jackson thought it was too powerful.
b)
bank officials were caught stealing funds.
c)
it had to be supported with taxpayers' money.
d)
it printed too much paper money.
41.
One limitation to democracy during the Jackson era was that
a)
there were only two political parties.
b)
the number of voters was decreasing.
c)
Native Americans could not appeal to the Supreme Court.
d)
women, Native Americans, and most African Americans could not vote.
42.
Jackson's victory in the election of 1828 was significant because
a)
many more people took part in the voting process than in previous elections.
b)
he was the first president to come from a poor background.
c)
it indicated the growing influence of the western section of the country in national politics.
d)
all of the above
43.
All of the following are associated with Jacksonian democracy EXCEPT
a)
extension of the right to vote.
b)
national nominating conventions.
c)
spoils system.
d)
decrease in presidential powers.
44.
Which state threatened to secede during the Nullification Crisis?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Texas
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Georgia
45.
The theory of nullification, whereby a state can reject a federal law, was most likely argued by
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
John Marshall
c)
James Madison
d)
Andrew Jackson
46.
Andrew Jackson was a member of which political party?
a)
Whigs
b)
National Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Anti-Federalists
47.
At the founding of the nation, suffrage was restricted not only by gender and race but on the basis of __________ and __________.
a)
military service; loyalty to the nation
b)
property ownership; military service
c)
property ownership; tax payment
d)
tax payment; military service
48.
Why did Jackson force the Native Americans from their lands?
a)
They were allied with the French
b)
There were gold reserves on the territories
c)
To access the profitable fur trade
d)
because Mr. Aguero told him to
49.
What led President Andrew Jackson’s opponents to call him “King Andrew”?
a)
his experience as a lawyer
b)
his wealthy family
c)
his intention to expand presidential powers
d)
his achievements in the War of 1812
50.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
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