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WorksheetsPower in the Age of Jackson
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the word "nullify" mean?
to refuse to accept or recognize something
to ignore something
to approve of somthing
to question something
What state rejected the Tariff of 1828?
Virginia
South Carolina
New York
New Hampshire
What is a tariff?
a treaty
a tax
an agreement
a proposal
The tariff of 1828 made products from outside of the US more _________________ in order to protect American manufacturers.
affordable
expensive
appealing
available
South Carolina threatened to secede from the United States over the Tariff of 1828. What does the word secede mean?
support
threaten
leave
attack
South Carolina, and other Southern states, were upset over the Tariff of 1828 because it made foreign goods more expensive AND made their cotton more expensive in Europe.
True
False
Andrew Jackson's Vice President _________________________ is a native of South Carolina and pressures the President to nullify the Tariff of 1828.
John C Calhoun
John Quincy Adams
Martin Van Buren
James Monroe
The nullification theory claimed that states had the choice to either follow federal law or claim they are _____________________.
unfair
voluntary
in violation of state's rights
unconstitutional
The Tariff of 1828 was passed under whose presidency?
James Monroe
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
The Tariff of 1828 benefited whom?
Manufacturers in the South
Manufacturers in the North
Agricultural owners in the South
Agricultural owners in the North
What is a compromise?
argument
rebuttal
agreement
truce
To avoid secession by South Carolina, President Andrew Jackson proposed ______________ the tariff but the South wanted it _______________________.
nullifying, banned
lowering, abolished
delaying, lowered
With South Carolina threatening to secede and ignoring the Tariff of 1828 AND Tariff of 1832, Andrew Jackson persuaded Congress to pass the _________________.
Force Bill
Nullification Bill
Tariff Bill
Anti-Secession Bill
Andrew Jackson's Force Bill allowed him to use ____________ action against South Carolina.
physical
legal
military
legislative
In the end, South Carolina did not _____________ and agreed to pay the _________________ tariffs.
relent, higher
secede, lower
agree, original
