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WorksheetsJackson Era
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In the election of 1824, the four candidates were all
Whigs
Republicans
Democratic Republicans
Nationalists
Who decided the election of 1824?
the Supreme Court
the Electoral College
the House of Representatives
the voters
Why did President Jackson devise the spoils system
to give jobs to his supporters
to create a new Cabinet position
to choose his Cabinet members
to choose a justice for the Supreme Court
____ showed that the United States was becoming more democratic during the Jackson era.
Use of the spoils system
Changes in state requirements to vote
An increase in political parties
Use of tariffs to protect American goods
The "Five Civilized Tribes" consisted of the
Cherokee, Creek, Osage, Seminole, and Kiowa
Chickasaw, Choctaw, Comanche, Seminole, and Creek
Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole
Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, Kiowa, and Cherokee
The Indian Removal Act
created the Indian Territory
paid settlers to occupy the Native American lands
ended the Americans' fight against the Seminole
paid Native Americans to relocate
The ____ had a separate nation within the state of Georgia
Cherokee
Choctaw
Seminole
Creek
What was the case of Worcester v. Georgia about
a dispute between Georgia and the town of Worcester
a dispute over federal government tariffs
a Supreme Court decision about Native American rights
a Supreme Court decision about the statehood of Georgia
When the Cherokee protested their removal
they decided to stay and fight
the government gave them land in the Florida territory
President Jackson met with them to find a peaceful solution
President Van Buren sent the army to force them to move
The Trail of Tears went from Georgia and Florida to
Mississippi
Mississippi
present-day Oklahoma
present-day Texas
Which people provided a safe haven for African Americans who escaped from slavery
the Chickasaw in Alabama
the Seminole in Florida
the Cherokee in Georgia
the Creek in Mississippi
Congress passed a bill to continue the national bank and Jackson
signed it
ignored it
vetoed it
appealed to the Supreme Court
What resulted from the closing of the Bank of the United States
a new national bank
fewer state banks
a new tax on banks
the Panic of 1837
Which act did Congress pass to force the relocation of Native Americans?
the Alien Act
the Indian Removal Act
the Naturalization Act
. the Relocation Act
The Seminole people successfully resisted their removal from which state?
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Taxes over Europeans goods
Tariffs
null
ignorant
penalty fee
Lacking knowledge or awareness;
unwilling to consider different
opinions
voluntary
dispute
ignorant
intolerant
A member of the civil service; a
government employee
civil employee
policeman
governor
civil servant
To withdraw from an organization
quit
register
secede
void
The idea that states are superior
to the national government, and
do not have to follow its laws
State’s Rights Theory
Jacksonian Democracy
Rights for
the common man
Human Rights
