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Andrew Jackson and More!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What change in voting requirements helped Jackson win the presidency in 1828?

a)

Anyone over age 18 could vote.

b)

Women were allowed to vote.

c)

White, male citizens did not have to own land to vote.

d)

Native Americans were allowed to vote.

2.

Which of the following describes the 'corrupt bargain' of 1824?

a)

Henry Clay supported Jackson for president.

b)

Henry Clay was named Secretary of State by John Quincy Adams.

c)

John Quincy Adams supported Henry Clay over Jackson.

d)

Andrew Jackson won the popular vote.

3.

Which of the following would best explain why Jackson came to be considered a 'self-made man'?

a)

He became President.

b)

He became a lawyer.

c)

He rose in power and wealth from a very poor family.

d)

He was elected to the House of Representatives.

4.

Which of the following actions made Jackson a national hero?

a)

He won the Presidency of 1828.

b)

He invaded Florida.

c)

He defeated the British at New Orleans.

d)

He exposed the 'Corrupt Bargain'.

5.

Which modern political party was started by Jackson prior to the Election of 1828?

a)

Democratic Party

b)

Republican Party

c)

Whig Party

d)

Libertarian Party

6.

The practice of rewarding political supporters with jobs in the civil service became known as the

a)

Nullification Crisis

b)

Force Bill

c)

Spoils System

d)

Bank War

7.

Which of the following was NOT a reason Jackson opposed the Bank of the United States?

a)

He felt it was unconstitutional.

b)

It made loans to farmers in the South and West.

c)

A small number of people controlled it.

d)

He believed it benefited the wealthy Northeast.

8.

The Nullification Crisis was started by a disagreement over

a)

the Bank of the United States.

b)

the Tariff of 1828.

c)

South Carolina's threat to secede.

d)

Jackson's appointment of the Kitchen Cabinet.

9.

The purpose of the Tariff of 1828 (the Tariff of Abominations) was to

a)

protect Southern cotton exports.

b)

force Britain to negotiate a better trade deal.

c)

protect Northeastern fishing.

d)

protect Northeastern industry.

10.

Which of the following is NOT a reason the Cherokee were known as a 'Civilized Tribe'?

a)

They had a written language.

b)

Some owned slaves and plantations.

c)

They had a written constitution.

d)

They lived mainly by hunting and gathering.

11.

In response to the Indian Removal Act, the Cherokee nation

a)

led an armed rebellion against the U.S.

b)

willingly moved to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

c)

fought the law in the court system.

d)

voted against Andrew Jackson in the election of 1832.

12.

Which of the following is NOT a hardship faced by the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears?

a)

Cold and snow.

b)

Little food.

c)

Attacks by the U.S. Army.

d)

A march across several states.

13.
What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Sorrows
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Nullification Act
14.
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
a)
the idea that the common people should control their government
b)
the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828
c)
the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power
d)
the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812
15.
Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from
a)
the rich and well-born.
b)
Native Americans.
c)
the common people.
d)
states'  rights supporters.