WorksheetsThe Age of Jackson
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the north welcome the protective tarrif?
a)
Tariffs would increase the demand for American manufactured goods.
b)
Tariffs would improve the quality of American-made products.
c)
Tariffs would increase the price of raw materials from the West.
d)
Tariffs would result in more revenue for the federal government.
2.
Which issue resulted in the Democratic party supporting Andrew Jackson?
a)
Expansion of slavery
b)
State nullification crisis
c)
Supreme Court judicial review
d)
Rejection of the national bank
3.
During this crisis, South Carolina nullified the federal tariff believing that due to states' rights, federal taxes on imports cannot be imposed if the state considers the actions unconstitutional.
a)
Nullification Crisis
b)
Bank Crisis
c)
Indian Removal Crisis
d)
Corrupt Bargain
4.
Which of the following best characterize the Jackson presidency?
a)
Justice for Native Americans
b)
greater democracy for the common man
c)
the bank of the U.S. was saved
d)
women gained the right to vote
5.
The Second Bank of the United States was controversial because —
a)
the President issued an executive order to establish the bank
b)
the U.S. Treasury alone sets all government monetary polices
c)
the House of Representatives has the sole authority to raise revenue
d)
the Constitution does not specifically empower Congress to create a bank
6.
Which court case determined that only the federal government has the power to regulate interstate commerce?
a)
McCullough v Maryland
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Marbury v. Madison
7.
Why did the United States pass the Indian Removal Act?
a)
avoid conflict between white settlers and American Indian tribes
b)
provide legal protections for American Indian tribal land ownership
c)
assimilate American Indian tribes into the culture of the United States
d)
use American Indian tribes to push out foreign control of western territories
8.
Which court case determined that Maryland's state powers did not give them the right to collect taxes from the federal government
a)
McCullough v. Maryland
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Marbury v. Madison
9.
What was the result of the Indian Removal Act?
a)
American Indians were forced to relocate.
b)
American Indians were granted U.S. citizenship
c)
American Indians were allowed to keep their land
d)
White settlers were ordered to stay off Indian lands.
10.
What was Jackson's response to the court decision Worcester v. Georgia?
a)
ignored it
b)
obeyed the decision
c)
fired the judges
d)
asked them to reconsider the case
11.
What would be considered the worst tragedy in the Age of Jackson?
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
The U.S. Bank closing
c)
South Carlolina seceding from the Union
d)
the Corrupt Bargain
12.
Where were the American Indians forced to resettle?
a)
mostly in Missouri
b)
in the North along the Great Lakes
c)
West of the Mississippi
d)
South of the Rio Grande in Mexico
13.
Which of the following was not an issue during the Age of Jackson?
a)
Civil War
b)
Indian removal
c)
Nullification Crisis
d)
Bank Crisis
14.
Which of the following events happened first?
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Jackson elected
c)
Nullification Crisis
d)
John Q Adams elected
15.
Why did Jackson not want the 2nd Bank of the U.S.?
a)
The bank restricted Jackson from raising tariffs
b)
The bank did not permit the use of gold and silver for currency.
c)
The bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthy.
d)
it was not in the South
16.
Voter participation increased due to...
a)
recognizing a woman’s right to vote
b)
permitting free African Americans to vote
c)
eliminating property qualifications for voting
d)
extending citizenship to American Indian tribes
17.
During the Age of Jackson, what happened to the slave population?
a)
stayed the same
b)
increased
c)
decreased
d)
they were gradually set free
18.
As a result of the actions of Congress in 1807 —
a)
slavery was banned
b)
it was illegal to transport or acquire people as slaves
c)
it was illegal to bring people into the United States for slavery, but owning slaves continued to be legal
d)
it was legal to bring people into the United States from Latin America for slavery, but not from places outside the Western Hemisphere
19.
Because the number of slaves increased in the South, what was the result?
a)
Southern states grew more economically dependent on slavery
b)
Northern states outlawed slavery
c)
slavery spread into the west
d)
food shortage in the south
20.
Which of the following terms matches this definition: a plan or course of action
a)
Declaration
b)
Policy
c)
Governmenmt
d)
Crisis
21.
Who proposed a Compromise to resolve the Nullification Crisis?
a)
John Calhoun
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John Marshall
d)
Alexander Hamilton
22.
How did the Cherokee respond to the Indian Removal Act?
a)
violence
b)
moved peacefully
c)
asking the Supreme Court to help
d)
staged a sit in
23.
Which of the following was Jackson not know as?
a)
Old Hickory
b)
Indian Hater
c)
Common man
d)
Bank lover
24.
Which war did Jackson gain his reputation as a war hero?
a)
American Revolution
b)
War of 1812
c)
Seminole Wars
d)
Civil War
25.
Loyalty to the interests of one's own region is known as:
a)
regionalism
b)
sectionalism
c)
patriotism
d)
nationalism
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