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Andrew Jackson & Other TN Leaders

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To be _________________ is to stay out of other countries' affairs and wars. (p. 14)

a)

volunteering

b)

impressed

c)

neutral

d)

embargoed

2.

Before the War of 1812, Britain was forcing some American sailors to serve in the British Navy. This was called _______________________. (p. 14)

a)

embargo

b)

impressment

c)

War Hawks

d)

volunteering

3.

Tennessee got the nickname "The Volunteer State" because ____________. (p. 14)

a)

3,500 Tennesseans quickly volunteered to fight in the War of 1812.

b)

Tennessee was the first state to vote yes to the War of 1812.

c)

Tennessee War Hawks convinced James Madison & others in Congress to declare war on Britain n 1812.

d)

Tennesseans won the most battles in the War of 1812.

4.

The War of 1812 ended in 1814 at which battle? (p. 15)

a)

the American Revolution

b)

the Battle in Pensacola

c)

the Battle of New Orleans

d)

the Battle at Horseshoe Bend

5.

Which battle was fought after the War of 1812 had ended and was therefore considered an "unnecessary" battle? (p. 15)

a)

the Creek War

b)

the Battle at Horseshoe Bend

c)

the battle in Pensacola

d)

the Battle of New Orleans

6.

Andrew Jackson showed impressive leadership during the War of 1812, which helped him to later become ____________. (p. 15)

a)

Tennessee's Governor

b)

President of the U.S.

c)

leader of the U.S. Army

d)

a leader in Congress

7.

Which American Indian tribes lived in Tennessee during this time? (p. 16)

a)

Creek & Chickasaw

b)

Chickasaw & Cherokee

c)

Cherokee & Creek

d)

Creek & Choctaw

8.

In what year was the Jackson Purchase made? (p. 16)

a)

1812

b)

1814

c)

1816

d)

1818

9.

The Jackson Purchase added this third Grand Division to Tennessee. (p. 16)

a)

East

b)

Middle

c)

West

d)

Central

10.

In what 2 ways did Jackson's Presidency affect Tennessee? Pick 2 answers. (p. 16 & 17)

a)

He forced the American Indians to move to the western region of the state.

b)

The size of Tennessee increased with the Jackson Purchase.

c)

He required that every Tennessee man serve 4 years in the army.

d)

Tennessee gained a large part of Kentucky's land.

e)

He had American Indians removed from Tennessee.

11.

The 5 major tribes in the Southeast U.S. included the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole, & ___________. (p. 17)

a)

Sioux

b)

Shawnee

c)

Mississippian

d)

Choctaw

12.

Most settlers wanted more ____________ from the American Indians. (p. 17)

a)

food

b)

clothing

c)

land

d)

weapons

13.

President Jackson's Indian Removal Act forced all American Indians to relocate to _______________________. (p. 17)

a)

Kansas

b)

Tennessee

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Texas

14.

The disease cholera killed many American Indians in the _______________ tribe. (p. 17)

a)

Cherokee

b)

Chickasaw

c)

Choctaw

d)

Creek

15.

President Jackson used these 2 reasons to pass his Indian Removal Act. Pick 2 answers! (p. 17)

a)

full power of the Presidency

b)

Treaty of Echota

c)

discovery of gold in Georgia

d)

support from the Supreme Court

e)

Choctaw relocation

16.

The _________________ directly resulted in the deaths of 4,000 Cherokee Indians. (p. 18)

a)

Treaty of Echota

b)

idea of Manifest Destiny

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Jackson Purchase

17.

____________ was a Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation and tried to protect American Indians' rights and their land. (p. 18)

a)

Winfield Scott

b)

John Ross

c)

Sequoyah

d)

Quatie

18.

U.S. President __________ believed in expanding the U.S.'s borders through Manifest Destiny. (p. 19)

a)

James K. Polk

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Sam Houston

d)

David Crockett

19.

What were 2 positive results of Sequoyah's Cherokee alphabet? Pick 2 answers. (p. 19)

a)

The U.S. was able to grow in size.

b)

Many white settlers were encouraged to become literate.

c)

Many white settlers learned to speak & write in Cherokee.

d)

Many Cherokee could now read & write.

e)

The Cherokee were able to develop their own newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix.

20.

_________ was a political leader, frontiersman, and soldier who later had tall tales written about him. (p. 20)

a)

Sam Houston

b)

David Crockett

c)

James K. Polk

d)

Andrew Jackson

21.

______ was the first and only President of Texas. (p. 20)

a)

David Crockett

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James K. Polk