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Andrew Jackson

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What inspired the Star-Spangled Banner?

a)

The American victory at Yorktown

b)

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

c)

The American victory at New Orleans

d)

The American victory at the siege of Baltimore

2.

Which city is burned during the War of 1812?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Baltimore

c)

New Orleans

d)

New York

3.

What provoked the War of 1812?

a)

British taxation

b)

British impressment of US sailors

c)

British trade restrictions

d)

British restrictions on American expansion

e)

British sneak attack on Washington DC

4.

Which battle marked the end of the War of 1812?

a)

Siege of Baltimore

b)

Burning of New York

c)

Battle of New Orleans

d)

Battle of Trenton

5.

Which of the following are true about the Battle of New Orleans?

a)

The Americans were led by general Andrew Jackson

b)

The battle was actually fought after the peace treaty of Ghent was signed

c)

The Americans were finally able to field a professional army

d)

The American victory showed the value of defensive trench warfare

6.

What resulted from the War of 1812?

a)

Established the US as a sovereign power

b)

Led to the "Era of Good Feelings"

c)

Helped catapult Andrew Jackson to the presidency

d)

Prevented further American expansion

e)

Increased tensions among political parties

7.

How did Jackson's supporters see him?

a)

a tyrant

b)

an uneducated frontiersman

c)

a common man like them

d)

a racist

8.

Which is NOT true about Jackson as president?

a)

He vetoed more legislation than the previous presidents combined

b)

He decreased the power of the presidency

c)

He refused to renew the National Bank's charter

d)

He resisted Indian removal policies

9.

In what year was Andrew Jackson elected president?

a)

1787

b)

1828

c)

1776

d)

1804

10.

Which is NOT true about Native Americans and their lands?

a)

They signed hundreds of treaties protecting their lands

b)

They didn't believe land was owned by individuals

c)

They primarily used their lands for permanent farming and housing

d)

They were reluctant to trust white Americans

11.

Which are true about the Trail of Tears?

a)

It was prompted by the Indian Removal Act of 1830

b)

The march lasted 400 miles

c)

1,000 Cherokee Indians died along the way

d)

It began in North Carolina and ended in Oklahoma

e)

The Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee

12.

Which is NOT true about the Cherokee Indians?

a)

The were highly civilized by Western standards

b)

Sequoyah helped them develop their own alphabet

c)

They adopted farming and a constitution

d)

They rejected Christianity

e)

They resisted removal openly with violence

13.

Which are true about Samuel Worcester?

a)

He was a white missionary

b)

He supported white settlement on Cherokee lands

c)

He sued the US government over Indian removal and won

d)

He refused to swear loyalty to the US government on Indian lands