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WorksheetsAndrew Jackson
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
"Jacksonian Democracy" refers to the expansion of voting rights to what group of people?
the elites
the poor
the South
the Democratic-Republicans
Many people supported Jackson in ending the National Bank because-
the bank was bad for the economy
the bank was responsible for printing money
the bank was viewed was a tool for elites
the bank was created by Hamilton
The Democratic Party was created because Jackson lost the 1824 presidential election to ____________ in a "corrupt bargain"
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
John Adams
Jackson's practice of granting government jobs to his allies, even if they were not qualified was called-
The Spoils System
The Corrupt Bargain
The Rewards System
Jacksonian Democracy
The Cherokee were forced to march from Georgia to the Indian Territory, which is the modern state of-
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
"Native populations are best served by joining their countrymen in the West." This was Jackson supporting-
The Spoils System
The end of the National Bank
The Seminole Wars
The Trail of Tears
What natural resource was found on Cherokee lands in Georgia and led to the Indian Removal Act?
Oil
Gold
Iron
Silver
Approximately how many people died on the Trail of Tears?
1000
4000
10000
16000
"Nullifying" a law is the legal way of saying-
re-writing a law
carrying out a law
altering a law
not enforcing a law
One of Jackson's claims to fame was the defeat of the _____ Indians in Florida
Cherokee
Seminole
Apache
Comanche
How did Jackson solve the Nullification Crisis?
He negotiated a compromise
He paid South Carolina to back down
He threatened to attack South Carolina
He removed all government resources from SC
What was Jackson's response tot he Supreme Court case Worchester v. Georgia?
he ignored it
he enforced it
he protested it
he threatened the Chief Justice
The idea that states should have the authority to run their own affairs and look out for themselves is-
state's autonomy
state's rights
state sovereignty
limited government
One of the more impressive achievements of Jackson's presidency was-
the establishment of a political party
the reconstruction of the War Department
the hiring of political allies to office
the complete repayment of the national debt
Jackson gained national fame from all of the following EXCEPT-
heroics in the Battle of New Orleans
victory against the Seminole in Florida
his election to the presidency
his efforts to open up voting rights
When a state leaves the Union (US) and creates its own nation, that is known as
seceding
suceeding
annexation
withdrawal
Jackson's poor background and his efforts to protect the poor from the powerful earned Jackson the nickname-
"Old Hickory"
"Old Fuss and Feathers"
"The Common Man's President"
"Andrew the First"
