WorksheetsUnit 11 - Andrew Jackson
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation was
a)
John Adams
b)
John Jay
c)
John Bon Jovi
d)
John Marshall
2.
Andrew Jackson's nickname was
a)
Old Ironsides
b)
Young Hickory
c)
Old Hickory
d)
The Gipper
3.
The Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. should protect the Cherokee and their lands in
a)
Kentucky
b)
Tennessee
c)
Georgia
d)
Kansas
4.
The percentage of indians that died on the Trail of Tears was
a)
10%
b)
33%
c)
50%
d)
25%
5.
Gold was discovered in the lands that belonged to
a)
Cherokee
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Seminole
d)
Alexander Hamilton
6.
This tribe lived mostly in Florida and were either killed or forced to leave their homes.
a)
Souix
b)
Choctaw
c)
Iroquois
d)
Seminole
7.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
8.
In which Supreme Court decision did Chief Justice John Marshall rule that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee?
a)
Jackson v. Georgia
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Gibbons v Ogden
9.
President Andrew Jackson liked the Bank of the US and fought for its rechartering (renewing its license).
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
11.
Because of the “corrupt bargain” of 1824, Andrew Jackson creates which political party?
a)
Democrats
b)
Federalists
c)
Whigs
d)
National Republicans
12.
Andrew Jackson calls the election of 1824 a “corrupt bargain” because of an alliance between which two men?
a)
John Q. Adams & John C. Calhoun
b)
John Q. Adams & Henry Clay
c)
Henry Clay & John C. Calhoun
d)
Coach Clack & Coach Stromie
13.
Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his supporters. This is known as what?
a)
Spoils System
b)
Friending
c)
Following
d)
Supporting employees
14.
The Trail of Tears occurred during what time period?
a)
The Washington Era
b)
The Colonial Stage
c)
The Age of Jackson
d)
The Revolutionary Period
15.
Which Congressional leader was known as the "Great Compromiser?"
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Calhoun
d)
Rachel Jackson
16.
Unable to import cotton cloth from England, the United States created its own cotton-manufacturing industry in northern states. What caused this?
a)
The British capturing American Sailors.
b)
The British blockade of the American coast
c)
The French Revolution
d)
The Colonial Period
17.
The Indian Removal Act was responsible for what event?
a)
The Relocation of Andrew Jackson to the West
b)
The break up of Rachel and Andrew
c)
The removal of native Americans to Oklahoma Territory
d)
The burning of The White House
18.
What political party did Andrew Jackson belong to?
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Tea Party
d)
Green Party
19.
Who thought that individual states had the right to nullify federal laws?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Martin Van Buren
20.
Andrew Jackson was the _______________ president of the United States.
a)
1st
b)
7th
c)
2nd
d)
21st
21.
Jackson threatened to use force against South Carolina if it did not repeal its ___________ over the High Tariff.
a)
Nullification Policies
b)
Lowering Tax Policy
c)
Individual States Policies
d)
Anger
22.
Standoff between South Carolina and the federal government on the state's belief that it could declare federal law unconstitutional within its own borders.
a)
Nullification Crisis
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
Whiskey Rebellion
23.
Name given to the 1828 taxation on raw materials that angered many states.
a)
Tax of 1828
b)
Ordinance of Nullification
c)
Tariff of Abominations
d)
Gibbons vs Ogden
24.
Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?
a)
President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.
b)
Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.
c)
Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.
d)
The Cherokee were moved because they lacked a written alphabet.
25.
Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government rather than the individual state governments has authority to deal with American Indian affairs?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
26.
This is disagreements between the different regions.
a)
Convention of 1818
b)
Bi-Partisan
c)
Nationalism
d)
Sectionalism
27.
True or false:
President Jackson said he would use military force on South Carolina if they didn't change their position on nullification.
President Jackson said he would use military force on South Carolina if they didn't change their position on nullification.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
28.
Worchester v Georgia was a Supreme Court case that stated the:
a)
Seminoles must vacate their farming territory
b)
taxes imposed on farmers was unconstitutional.
c)
land must be divided between agrarian and city lines.
d)
Cherokee Indians did not have to leave their land.
29.
Who were the "common man" supporters of Andrew Jackson?
a)
wealthy business owners
b)
farmers & factory workers
c)
large aristocratic families
d)
women and children
30.
What political party today traces its roots to Andrew Jackson?
a)
Whigs
b)
Democrats
c)
Tea Party
d)
Socialists
31.
The practice of giving government jobs to political supporters (even if they are not qualified for that job) is known as:
a)
support system
b)
the plantation system
c)
respiratory system
d)
the spoils system
32.
The North was dependent on __________ while the South was dependent on __________.
a)
Manufactering, Slavery
b)
Slavery, Agriculture
c)
Industry, Mills
d)
Farming, Cotton
33.
What was the Tariff of 1828 referred to by the Southerners?
a)
Tariff of Nullification
b)
Tariff of the South
c)
Tariff of Abominations
d)
Tariff of make money
34.
What is it called when someone wants to break away from the United States?
a)
nullify
b)
secede
c)
expand
d)
succeed
35.
What did President Jackson believe that the Second Bank of the United States did?
a)
should be supported
b)
favored the rich
c)
favored the poor
d)
favored Mrs. Lundy
36.
The Cherokee Trail of Tears began and ended where?
a)
Georgia to Oklahoma
b)
Alabama to Oklahoma
c)
Florida to Georgia
d)
New England to Alabama
37.
How did Andrew Jackson respond to the Supreme Court Worcester ruling?
a)
ordered the state officials to negotiate with the Cherokee
b)
filed another petition
c)
ignored the court's ruling and evicted the Cherokee Nation
d)
happily agreed it
38.
Why did Southerners oppose tariffs?
a)
tariffs helped out the north.
b)
tariffs made European countries like Britain happy.
c)
tariffs hurt the southern manufacturers.
d)
tariffs increased the price of goods they needed from Europe & caused their goods to be tariffed as well.
39.
After the 'Corrupt Bargain' in the election of 1824, Andrew Jackson broke away from the Democratic-Republicans and formed. . . .
a)
the Free Soil Party
b)
The Whigs
c)
the Democratic Party
d)
the Republican Party
40.
Who quit their job because they were against the tariff?
a)
President Andrew Jackson
b)
Vice President John Calhoun
c)
Nicholas Biddle
d)
John Quincy Adams
41.
Who liked and wanted high tariffs on foreign goods?
a)
the South because it lowered the price of cotton
b)
the North because it made foreign goods more expensive
c)
the West because it made cattle easier to buy
d)
Britain
42.
The Cherokee Indians were forced West from their home in Georgia with 4,000 of them dying during this forced march. This march is known as the:
a)
Road to No Where
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
The Long Journey
d)
The Forced Relocation
43.
What is another name for a tax on an import?
a)
incoming tax
b)
tariff
c)
sales tax
d)
export tax
44.
What was discovered on Cherokee land that led to white settlers moving in by the thousands?
a)
Oil
b)
Platinum
c)
Timber
d)
Gold
45.
Jackson vetoed and effectively ended. . . .
a)
Slavery
b)
Child labor
c)
the Second Bank of the U.S.
d)
Discrimination
46.
Henry Clay was known as the. . .
a)
Great Compromiser
b)
G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time)
c)
Gifted One
d)
Genius of Washington
47.
This picture is an example of:
a)
the Transatlantic Slave Trade
b)
the Columbian Exchange
c)
A protective tariff
d)
An Embargo
48.
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.
49.
After Jackson's election power shifted from the elite of the U.S. to . . . . .
a)
Democratic Republicans
b)
Republicans
c)
Common People
d)
Whigs
50.
What is an abomination?
a)
a horrible, hateful thing
b)
a stain that wont go away
c)
a wonderful thing
d)
a type of tariff
51.
Which bank was Andrew Jackson having a conflict with?
a)
First Bank of the United States
b)
Second Bank of the United States
c)
Pet Banks
d)
State Banks
52.
The cartoon is criticizing the policies of which of the following presidents?
a)
Jackson
b)
Madison
c)
Van Buren
d)
Tyler
53.
What was one effect of these events on the 1828 presidential election?
a)
Votes were cast by secret ballot.
b)
Property qualifications for voting were strengthened.
c)
Poll taxes were reduced.
d)
Voter participation increased.
54.
What was a major reason for the federal government’s involvement in the relocations depicted on this map?
a)
A To persuade American Indians to become farmers
b)
To gain access to important rivers
c)
To punish American Indians who were allies of the British
d)
To acquire valuable agriculture land and natural resources
55.
Thanks to this person, the Missouri Compromise balanced the power of slave & free states in Congress.
a)
Francis Cabot Lowell
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
James Monroe
d)
Henry Clay
56.
This statement by the U.S. warned European powers that the Americas were not open to new European colonies.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Convention of 1818
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
American System
57.
Henry Clay created this system of protective tariffs along with a program of internal improvements.
a)
Supreme Court System
b)
Factory System
c)
American System
d)
Canal System
58.
This man from South Carolina spoke out on behalf of the Southern states and was against tariffs.
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
John C. Calhoun
c)
Daniel Webster
d)
Andrew Jackson
59.
Section of the US that was dependent on farming and settlement of cheap land.
a)
north
b)
south
c)
west
60.
Bill passed by Andrew Jackson to deal with the nullification process. Gave him power to stop the succession by using the military.
a)
Martial law
b)
Nullification bill
c)
Force bill
61.
What Andrew Jackson promised he would do to the re-chartering of the bank.
a)
veto
b)
accept
62.
Who did Andrew Jackson represent in the 1828 election?
a)
wealthy
b)
common man
c)
foreign investors
63.
Section of the US that was dependent on agriculture like tobacco and cotton.
a)
North
b)
West
c)
South
64.
Section of the US that was dependent on manufacturing and trade.
a)
north
b)
south
c)
west
65.
South Carolina promised to secede from the Union over this crisis.
a)
slavery
b)
trade
c)
nullification
66.
Jackson was the first president born in what?
a)
car
b)
hospital
c)
cabin
67.
The Supreme Court became involved with sectional & states' rights. This man was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time.
a)
Henry Clay
b)
John Marshall
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Daniel Webster
68.
Term given to the time of expanded voting in America.
a)
Spoils System
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Whig Party
d)
Jacksonian Democracy
69.
What state caused the Nullification Crisis in 1832?
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
70.
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
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