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Andrew Jackson

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Jacksonian Democracy" refers to the expansion of voting rights to what group of people?

a)

the elites

b)

the poor

c)

the South

d)

the Democratic-Republicans

2.

Many people supported Jackson in ending the National Bank because-

a)

the bank was bad for the economy

b)

the bank was responsible for printing money

c)

the bank was viewed was a tool for elites

d)

the bank was created by Hamilton

3.

The Democratic Party was created because Jackson lost the 1824 presidential election to ____________ in a "corrupt bargain"

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Monroe

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

John Adams

4.

Jackson's practice of granting government jobs to his allies, even if they were not qualified was called-

a)

The Spoils System

b)

The Corrupt Bargain

c)

The Rewards System

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

5.

The Cherokee were forced to march from Georgia to the Indian Territory, which is the modern state of-

a)

Texas

b)

Kansas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Missouri

6.

"Native populations are best served by joining their countrymen in the West." This was Jackson supporting-

a)

The Spoils System

b)

The end of the National Bank

c)

The Seminole Wars

d)

The Trail of Tears

7.

What natural resource was found on Cherokee lands in Georgia and led to the Indian Removal Act?

a)

Oil

b)

Gold

c)

Iron

d)

Silver

8.

Approximately how many people died on the Trail of Tears?

a)

1000

b)

4000

c)

10000

d)

16000

9.

"Nullifying" a law is the legal way of saying-

a)

re-writing a law

b)

carrying out a law

c)

altering a law

d)

not enforcing a law

10.

One of Jackson's claims to fame was the defeat of the _____ Indians in Florida

a)

Cherokee

b)

Seminole

c)

Apache

d)

Comanche

11.

How did Jackson solve the Nullification Crisis?

a)

He negotiated a compromise

b)

He paid South Carolina to back down

c)

He threatened to attack South Carolina

d)

He removed all government resources from SC

12.

What was Jackson's response tot he Supreme Court case Worchester v. Georgia?

a)

he ignored it

b)

he enforced it

c)

he protested it

d)

he threatened the Chief Justice

13.

The idea that states should have the authority to run their own affairs and look out for themselves is-

a)

state's autonomy

b)

state's rights

c)

state sovereignty

d)

limited government

14.

One of the more impressive achievements of Jackson's presidency was-

a)

the establishment of a political party

b)

the reconstruction of the War Department

c)

the hiring of political allies to office

d)

the complete repayment of the national debt

15.

Jackson gained national fame from all of the following EXCEPT-

a)

heroics in the Battle of New Orleans

b)

victory against the Seminole in Florida

c)

his election to the presidency

d)

his efforts to open up voting rights

16.

When a state leaves the Union (US) and creates its own nation, that is known as

a)

seceding

b)

suceeding

c)

annexation

d)

withdrawal

17.

Jackson's poor background and his efforts to protect the poor from the powerful earned Jackson the nickname-

a)

"Old Hickory"

b)

"Old Fuss and Feathers"

c)

"The Common Man's President"

d)

"Andrew the First"