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Age of Jackson

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The four men who ran for president in 1824 were...

a)

all in the D-R party

b)

all in the Federalist party

c)

all independents

d)

good friends

2.

There were charges of a corrupt bargain when the House settled the 1824 election by...

a)

choosing Adams as president who then named Clay as Secretary of State.

b)

choosing Jackson as president who then named Adams as vice-president

c)

choosing Clay as president even though he had very few votes

d)

choosing Crawford as president even though he had suffered from a stroke

3.

What statement about the 1824 presidential election is true

a)

Jackson won the people's vote and had the most electoral college votes

b)

Clay won the people's vote, but lost the electoral college just like Hillary Clinton.

c)

Adams won the people's vote and had the most electoral college vote

d)

Freddie Falkenberg was elected as the first Sheltie president

4.

The D-R split into two. Which one still exists today?

a)

the Democrats

b)

the National Republicans

c)

the Populists

d)

the Tea Party

5.

Which election is still considered the dirtiest ever?

a)

1828

b)

1824

c)

1836

d)

1840

6.

John Q. Adams lost any hope of being re-elected when he supported what?

a)

the Tariff of 1828 (Abominations)

b)

the Second National Bank

c)

free and open borders

d)

the Embargo Act

7.

Who was the only former president to serve in the US House?

a)

JQ Adams

b)

Jackson

c)

Harrison

d)

Tyler

8.

Why did Andrew Jackson feel he should destroy the Second Bank of the US?

a)

having won his re-election so easily, he felt he was doing what the people wanted

b)

he hated the bank because he had been turned down for a loan in his younger days

c)

he went there with his tips from waiting tables, but the bank closed 5 minutes early and would not let him in

d)

he felt the bank controversy was the cause of his wife's death

9.

Jackson refused to enforce a Supreme Court decision concerning the Cherokee, and, eventually, they were forced to move to modern day ...

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Texas

c)

Mexico

d)

New Mexico

10.

What system rewards government jobs to political friends and supporters of the winner of an election?

a)

Spoils

b)

Victory

c)

Fair Deal

d)

Square Deal

11.

Jackson vetoed ___ bills?

a)

12

b)

9

c)

24

d)

more than 100

12.

What was the key in Jackson's popularity?

a)

he was a war hero

b)

he was a former Secretary of State

c)

he fired the Midnight Judges

d)

he doubled the size of the US

13.

More Americans voted during this era because ...

a)

they no longer had to own property

b)

women were finally allowed to vote

c)

they no longer had to be 21 to vote

d)

they no longer had to be educated to vote

14.

In the 1836 presidential election, what party ran 3 men in hopes of sending the election to the US House?

a)

Whigs

b)

D-R

c)

Democrats

d)

National Republicans

15.

In 1837, 618 of 788 banks failed.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Local banks helped cause the Panic of 1837 by...

a)

by loaning too much money to foreign countries

b)

refusing to loan money to anyone, thus the economy basically froze

c)

making bad loans to land speculators

d)

giving loans to only the wealthy

17.

Van Buren was nicknamed

a)

Van the Man

b)

Van Ruin

c)

Old Hickory

d)

Tippecanoe

18.

Who is to blame for the Trail of Tears?

a)

Jackson and Van Buren

b)

the US Senators who voted for the Treaty of New Echota and the 500 Cherokee who agreed to it

c)

the state of Georgia

d)

all of these combined are correct

19.

Who tried (but failed) to defeat Jackson using the Second National Bank as an issue?

a)

Adams

b)

JQ Adams

c)

Harrison

d)

Clay

20.

How did Jackson react to the Nullification Convention? Select 2 answers.

a)

he sent the Secretary of State to South Carolina to bring a peaceful end to the convention

b)

he threatened to hang John C. Calhoun from the highest tree

c)

he ignored the convention

d)

he threatened to invade South Carolina

21.

What was the old name for recession or depression?

a)

panic

b)

precession

c)

sinkhole

d)

bear market

22.

Who was Supreme Court Chief Justice when Jackson was president?

a)

Jay

b)

Marshall

c)

Van Buren

d)

Kavanaugh

23.

Jackson served in the War for Independence and ...

a)

the War of the Roses

b)

the French and Indian War

c)

the Seven Years War

d)

the War of 1812

24.

Assess the importance of Andrew Jackson's presidency.

a)

Jackson began the fight to end slavery

b)

Jackson stabilized the US economy with his National Bank and thus began the Era of Good Feeling

c)

Jackson added to Democracy in what became known as the Era of the Common Man

25.

What was the issue of the 1828 presidential election?

a)

the candidates' wives

b)

the bank

c)

no issue, all image

d)

the pocket veto

26.

Who won the presidency because he had Jackson's support but lost popularity when the economy went bad?

a)

Van Buren

b)

JQ Adams

c)

Harrison

d)

Freddie

27.

Harrison died from...

a)

being shot at his inauguration speech

b)

swimming too soon after eating

c)

his inauguration speech in the rain

d)

an old war wound

28.

Which is not true about Harrison?

a)

he knew the issues well

b)

his slogan was Tippecanoe and Tyler too

c)

he was chosen by the Whigs because he was a war hero

d)

he was the first governor of Indiana

29.

Who is the only one of these presidents to actually serve two terms?

a)

Adams

b)

Harrison

c)

Van Buren

d)

Jackson

30.

Jackson's first vice-president was...

a)

Calhoun

b)

Van Buren

c)

Tyler

d)

Eric Bryan

31.

Which statement is false?

a)

Tyler was really a Democrat

b)

Tyler was a member of the Whig Party for most of his adult life

32.

Which is true?

a)

The National Republicans were short lived as a party.

b)

The National Republicans today are known as the Republicans.

33.

When Andrew Jackson destroyed the Second National Band, he was...

a)

censured by Congress

b)

impeached by Congress, but not kicked out of office

c)

impeached by Congress and kicked out of office

34.

Why did Henry Clay persuade Congress to pass the re-charter of the National Bank 4 years early?

a)

he wanted Jackson to veto it so that he could use it as an issue in the presidential election

b)

he knew the bank was failing and it needed to be re-chartered

c)

he was not a procrastinator

35.

Who was Tyler's vice-president?

a)

JQ Adams

b)

Crawford

c)

no one

d)

Clay

36.

Andrew Jackson and _______ each became lawyers without going to college.

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Abe Lincoln

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Joe Biden

37.

Jackson's second vice-president was...

a)

Calhoun

b)

Van Buren

c)

Tyler

d)

Brian Warner

38.

Today's Democrats call Jefferson their first president. Some historians argue that _______ was the first Democratic president.

a)

Van Buren

b)

Tyler

c)

Jackson

d)

Kennedy

39.

When Tyler vetoed the Third Bank of the US...

a)

his cabinet supported it

b)

his wife ran away

c)

all but one cabinet member resigned

d)

he was impeached

40.

Pick the false statement.

a)

Mr. O'Malley teaches math

b)

Mr. O'Malley has a son

c)

Mr. O'Malley coaches basketball

d)

Mr. O'Malley is cool

41.

What was the issue of the 1832 presidential election?

a)

the candidates' wives

b)

the bank

c)

no issue, all image

d)

the pocket veto

42.

What was the issue of the 1840 presidential election?

a)

the candidates' wives

b)

the bank

c)

no issue, all image

d)

the pocket veto

43.

Who had the shortest term ever as president, and how long was it?

a)

Van Buren, 2 years

b)

Adams, 4 months

c)

Harrison, 1 month

d)

Clay, 1 week

44.

What is the evidence that the cartoonist did not like Andrew Jackson?

a)

he shows Jackson standing on a torn up Constitution

b)

he drew Jackson as a king

c)

both of the other answers are correct

45.

Jackson said,"The policy of the Government towards the red man is generous. The Indian is unwilling to follow the laws of the States and mingle with the population. To save him from utter annihilation, the Government kindly offers him a new home, and proposes to pay the whole expense of his removal and settlement." Based on this quote and what you have learned about Jackson, what are his feelings on Indian Removal?

a)

he is strongly in favor of it

b)

he is strongly against it

c)

he does not care either way

d)

he was willing to let the Supreme Court decide it

46.

The Treaty of New Echota was...

a)

not fair to most Cherokee but the government needed it to legally force the Cherokee out of Georgia

b)

totally fair to all and saved all of their lives

c)

needed to stop a war

47.

The tariff was hated where and why?

a)

In the south because they traded so much with Britain

b)

the north because it hurt their business and trade

48.

The tariff was liked where and why?

a)

in the south because it helped them sell crops

b)

in the north because it helped their business and industry

49.

In the Nullification Convention, South Carolina...

a)

refused to pay any tariff and threatened to seceded

b)

announced they supported the tariff

50.

When Clay helped Adams win in 1824, why did people call it the corrupt bargain?

a)

Adams named Clay as secretary of state

b)

Adams named Clay as vice president

c)

Adams named Clay as attorney general

d)

Adams named Clay as secretary of war

51.

What was Jackson's group of informal advisors called?

a)

Kitchen Cabinet

b)

Midnight Cabinet

c)

Spoiled Kids

d)

Deep State Advisors

52.

Who picks the president if the electoral college fails to pick a winner such as in 1824?

a)

House

b)

Senate

c)

Supreme Court

d)

the people have to vote again but only the top 2 vote getters are on the ballot

53.

Why would men who supported Jackson in 1824 be even more motivated to vote for Jackson in 1828? 

a)

because Jackson had been cheated in the corrupt bargain

b)

because Jackson did a good job in his first term

c)

he promised them to treat the Indians fairly.

54.

Why was the Trail of Tears a low point in history?

a)

many Cherokee died after being forced to move to modern day Oklahoma

b)

the near extinction of the American buffalo

c)

this led to Indian tribes conquering millions of acres on US land