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Unit 6 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Jackson expand voting participation?

a)

granting citizenship to Native Americans.

b)

removing the requirement to own land to vote.

c)

allowing free African Americans the ability to vote.

d)

giving women the right to vote.

2.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1824

Jackson had the most electoral college votes but lost the popular votes --> House of Reps decided on John Quincy Adams --> Supporters of Jackson called Adams' win the outcome of a "corrupt bargain"


What happened because of the events listed above during the election of 1828?

a)

Suffrage (voting) participation rose

b)

Poll taxes were decreased

c)

Qualifications to own land to vote were increased

d)

Voting was done by secret ballot

3.

Around the time of Jackson, a lot of public officials were seen as unqualified. What did Jackson do that helped prove this?

a)

Lawmakers gave government contracts to those with the lowest bids

b)

National government recruited volunteers as international ambassadors

c)

President gave his political supporters desirable government jobs

d)

The public voted for people based on religious ties

4.

Person 1: The states have the right to ignore acts passed by Congress. States and the national government are meant to share power.

Person 2: We believe that you are mistaken. States don’t share powers with the federal government, however, the Constitution describes that the federal government is above the states.

These people are arguing over an issue that would become known as the-

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

3/5 Compromise

d)

Monroe Doctrine

5.

What was the objective of Congress by passing the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

a)

avoid arguments/issues with Native Americans and settlers

b)

give protection for Native American land owners

c)

help Native Americans blend into U.S. culture

d)

assist in Native American tribes to push foreign countries out of western areas

6.

What happened as a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

a)

Native Americans were given U.S. citizenship

b)

Settlers were told to give up Native American lands

c)

Settlers were told to avoid interaction with Native Americans

d)

Native Americans were told to leave their lands

7.

The Supreme Court decided that the state of Georgia didn’t have the right over the Cherokee who were living in the state. President Jackson then-

a)

submitted another order against the Cherokee

b)

ignored it and let Georgia force out the Cherokee off their land

c)

made officials in Georgia work out an agreement with the Cherokee

d)

asked Congress to pay the Cherokee for their land

8.

Which area of the U.S. was the destination of

Native Americans as a result of the

Trail of Tears?

a)

Georgia

b)

Texas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Florida

9.

What did the Cherokee do when Georgia tried to remove them from the state?

a)

argued in court against Georgia

b)

threatened to declare war against Georgia

c)

moved willingly out of Georgia

d)

signed an agreement which allowed them to stay in the state

10.

Gold on Cherokee land → Georgia took Cherokee land and got rid of Cherokee government → Cherokee will not move from their area in Georgia


What is an example of how to solve this issue without violence?

a)

Cherokee argued against Georgia's laws in the Supreme Court

b)

Georgia gave U.S. citizenship to the Cherokee

c)

Cherokee asked the president to talk with Georgia to come up with an agreement

d)

Georgia asked national government for money to buy land from the Cherokee

11.

This passage is referring to what conflict?

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Purchase of Louisiana territory

c)

Battle at Tippecanoe

d)

Indian removal policies

12.

A journalist is creating an article for a historical website, the article is split into the following:

-Democracy of the Common Man

-Indian Removal Act

-Nullification

Which era of history is the focus?

a)

American Revolution Era

b)

Colonization Era

c)

Jacksonian Era

d)

Federalist Era

13.

What party was created due to the result of the election of Andrew Jackson?

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

c)

Democratic-Republican

d)

Democratic

14.

If you had to create a title for the election of Andrew Jackson as president, which would you choose?

a)

"Weak Leader is Now President"

b)

"A Strong Leader for the Republican Party"

c)

"No Change from John Quincy"

d)

"An Accomplishment for the Common Man!"

15.

South Carolina created a defense of states' rights by-

a)

arguing against the federal government taking land for transportation

b)

suggested revising how to amend the U.S. Constitution

c)

trying to nullify (cancel) a federal law by the state

d)

arguing against citizens inability to elect justices of the Supreme Court