WorksheetsChapter 11 Quiz - Jackson Era
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who introduced the Spoils System?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Monroe
d)
Abraham Lincoln
2.
Which of the following was NOT targeted by the Indian Removal Act?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Creek
c)
Seminole
d)
Mexican
3.
The Indian Removal Act authorized the U.S. government to...
a)
Arrest Native Americans that were against the United States.
b)
Forcibly change the culture of all Native Americans.
c)
Declare war against all Native Americans.
d)
Negotiate treaties forcing Native Americans to move west.
4.
John Quincy Adams was the President during the Trail of Tears. True or False?
a)
False
b)
True
5.
What was the "corrupt bargain"?
a)
An illegal deal Andrew Jackson made with Native Americans to sign a petition to sign away their land.
b)
A forged document that Andrew Jackson used to help close the banks.
c)
An agreement between two political candidates that resulted in a Presidential victory.
d)
A deal that Henry Clay made to keep a balance of power between free and slave states.
6.
Who won the popular vote in the election of 1824?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
George Bush
7.
What is mudslinging?
a)
The throwing of mud at political opponents.
b)
The use of insults and accusations, especially unjust ones, with the aim of damaging the reputation of an opponent.
c)
Insulting the supporters of a political candidate.
d)
All of the above.
8.
Which election year did mudslinging begin?
a)
1724
b)
1828
c)
1728
d)
1824
9.
All of the following ran for President in 1824 EXCEPT...
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Henry Clay
d)
James Polk
10.
These two candidates teamed up to create a "corrupt bargain" in the 1824 election.
a)
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
b)
Henry Clay and John Tyler
c)
James Polk and John C. Calhoun
d)
John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
11.
Andrew Jackson is currently on which of the following dollar bills?
a)
$50
b)
$5
c)
$100
d)
$20
12.
How many people died on the Trail of Tears?
a)
At least 100
b)
At least 1,000
c)
Over 4,000
d)
At least 2,000
13.
In order to win the Presidency, you need ______________ of electoral votes.
a)
A Minority
b)
the most
c)
A Majority
d)
at least 100
14.
Nicholas Biddle, the President of the Second Bank of the United States, teamed up with ____________ & ______________ in order to make Andrew Jackson look bad before the election.
a)
John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
b)
Daniel Webster and John Quincy Adams
c)
Martin Van Buren and Abraham Lincoln
d)
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster
15.
This President died after 32 days in office of pneumonia.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Tyler
c)
William Henry Harrion
d)
Martin Van Buren
16.
Martin Van Buren was...
a)
One of the four that ran against Andrew Jackson in the election of 1824.
b)
An outspoken Congressman who supported the bank.
c)
A Supreme Court Justice.
d)
The Vice President and close friend of Andrew Jackson
17.
In Worcester v. Georgia (1832), Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that...
a)
Andrew Jackson was to be impeached.
b)
The removal of the Banks was illegal.
c)
The government had no right to use Oklahoma as Indian Territory
d)
The government had no right to interfere with the Cherokee
18.
Which of the following Presidents won re-election?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Martin Van Buren
c)
John Tyler
d)
Andrew Jackson
19.
Why did people love Andrew Jackson?
a)
He was a war hero
b)
People thought he was just like them
c)
He was born poor
d)
All of the above
20.
MuCulloch v. Maryland...
a)
declared the Bank of the US unconstitutional
b)
decreased national debt
c)
supported the state gvmt over national
d)
strengthened the fed. gvmt's control over the economy
21.
The best superhero is...
a)
Spider-Man
b)
Batman
c)
Thor
d)
Iron Man
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