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USH Unit 9 Review 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would have been most likely to support Andrew Jackson?

a)

Merchants in New England

b)

Native Americans

c)

Common people throughout the nation.

d)

Wealthy planters in the South.

2.

Which statement about the 1824 presidential election is TRUE?

a)

John Quincy Adams won the popular vote and became President.

b)

Andrew Jackson won the popular vote and became President.

c)

The House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams as President.

d)

The House of Representatives chose Andrew Jackson as President.

3.

John Quincy Adams’ chances of an effective presidency were diminished by...

a)

Accusations that he had made a “corrupt bargain” with Henry Clay.

b)

Accusations that he had made a “corrupt bargain” with Andrew Jackson.

c)

The closeness of the election.

d)

War with Britain.

4.

Which statement describes a significant change that occurred during the Jacksonian Era?

a)

Women and African Americans lost their voting rights.

b)

States increased their opposition to expanding voting.

c)

Religious qualifications for voting expanded to western states.

d)

Nearly all white men gained the right to vote.

5.

Andrew Jackson's stubborn and easily angered personality earned him the nickname...

a)

Old Curmudgeon

b)

Old Hickory

c)

Old Andy

d)

Tippecanoe

6.

According to Henry Clay's American System, what role did government have in encouraging economic growth?

a)

building community housing

b)

producing goods and services

c)

owning stores and businesses

d)

funding transportation projects

7.

What was a goal of Henry Clay’s American System?

a)

to abolish slavery

b)

to promote economic growth

c)

to create a strong military force

d)

to establish treaties with American Indians

8.

From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?

a)

Republicans

b)

common people

c)

wealthy people

d)

Native Americans

9.

What political party was formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson following the election of 1824?

a)

Socialist

b)

Federalist

c)

Republican

d)

Democratic

10.

Which of these describes a tariff?

a)

a tax on the income of workers

b)

a tax on the purchase of property

c)

a tax on goods produced in the United States

d)

a tax on goods imported from outside the United States

11.

How were voting rights affected by growing democratic values in the 1820s?

a)

Women gained the right to vote.

b)

Increasing numbers of people participated in the voting process.

c)

Voting rights were no longer determined by race.

d)

Servants gained the right to vote.

12.

Andrew Jackson's popularity as a presidential candidate in 1828 was in large part due to his...

a)

dislike for political parties and popular campaigning

b)

devotion to reason and expert advice in the making of public policy

c)

image as a strong-willed self-made man of the people

d)

reputation as being a man who didn't lose his temper easily.

13.

The Jacksonian charge of a “corrupt bargain” to gain John Quincy Adams the presidency arose...

a)

because William Crawford threw his electoral votes to Adams in exchange for a Senate seat.

b)

because Adams was charged with having bribed members of the House to vote for him.

c)

because Adams ended his previous opposition to Clay’s American System.

d)

because Clay was named secretary of state after throwing his support to Adams.

14.

Henry Clay's "American System" called for all of the following EXCEPT

a)

a tariff for the protection of industry

b)

internal improvements at national government expense

c)

sale of federal lands to finance higher education

d)

re-establishing of the national bank

15.

Why did Andrew Jackson never forgive Henry Clay or John Quincy Adams following the Election of 1828?

a)

They made him lose the election.

b)

He blamed them for character attacks on his wife, who died shortly after the election.

c)

He blamed them for the bad economy he inherited as President.

d)

He fought a duel with them.