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WorksheetsJackson Learning Check (Quick Version)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
One of the main reasons Americans wanted Indians to move West off their native land, was so -
Americans could gain valuable land and resources
punish the Indians for siding with the British
The U.S. could sell that land to Spanish investors
America wanted the Indians to move East, not West
When Jackson became President he put many of his supporters in government positions. This practice was called the -
spoils system
Corrupt Bargain
Indian Removal Act
victory system
During the Jacksonian Democracy Era, suffrage expanded to all white males, regardless of property ownership. Suffrage means -
the right to vote
the right to an attorney
the right to leave the country
the right to fight in the local militia
In the election of 1824 Jackson lost to John Quincy Adams by a final vote in the House of Reps. Jackson called this the -
Corrupt Bargain
Raw Bargain
Unfair Deal
Corrupt Deal
In what ways did Andrew Jackson make the American political system more democratic?
He expanded voting rights to the "common man" and created the spoils system
He increased voting requirements, making it more difficult to vote
He expanded the National Bank, building new branches throughout the South
He exercised his veto power continously
In Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled -
The Cherokee had a right to their land, and only the U.S. Gov't could deal with them, not states
The national capital would move to a more central location
The Cherokee needed to leave their land immediately under threat of being punished
Georgia had more rights then any other state in the Union
