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WorksheetsJacksonian America America Republic Test Study Guide
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 30mins
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:
resigned the vice-presidency to lead the fight for states' rights in the Senate
Nicholas Biddle
John C. Calhoun
John Tyler
John Quincy Adams
Samuel Worcester
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running mate of "Tippecanoe"
Nicholas Biddle
John C. Calhoun
John Tyler
John Quincy Adams
Samuel Worcester
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Philadelphia banker and president of the Bank of the United States
Nicholas Biddle
John C. Calhoun
John Tyler
John Quincy Adams
Samuel Worcester
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Served in Congress after he was president
Nicholas Biddle
John C. Calhoun
John Tyler
John Quincy Adams
Samuel Worcester
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ran into trouble with Georgia over his mission work in Indian lands
Nicholas Biddle
John C. Calhoun
John Tyler
John Quincy Adams
Samuel Worcester
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Jackson's effort to curb inflation
Compromise of 1833
Mudslinging
Specie Circular
Spoils System
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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Settled the Canadian boundary question
Compromise of 1833
Mudslinging
Specie Circular
Spoils System
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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gradually lowered tariff duties
Compromise of 1833
Mudslinging
Specie Circular
Spoils System
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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set an unwise precedent for government job distribution
Compromise of 1833
Mudslinging
Specie Circular
Spoils System
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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making malicious statements about opponents
Compromise of 1833
Mudslinging
Specie Circular
Spoils System
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Who were the four presidential candidates in 1824?
William Crawford
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
What body decided the outcome of the election of 1824?
Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
House of Lords
House of Commons
What Democrat won the election of 1844?
James K. Polk
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
What candidate won the most popular votes and the most electoral votes in 1824, yet lost the election?
James K. Polk
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
What new political party formed around Andrew Jackson and his supporters?
Federalist Party
Anti-Federalist Party
Democratic-Republican Party
Whig Party
Democratic Party
What was the name given to the informal group of advisors with whom Andrew Jackson discussed ideas?
Fellowship of the Ring
Kitchen Cabinet
Closet Cabinet
Inner Circle
Best Friends Club
What Indian leader stumbled into war with American troops in Wisconsin?
Black Hawk
Yellowknife
Winnebago
Squanto
Geronimo
What state issued an Ordinance of Nullification?
North Carolina
Texas
Georgia
Virginia
South Carolina
What term describes the withdrawal of a state from the Union?
Secession
Mudslinging
Specie Circular
Spoils System
Brexit
What term describes a president who is serving during the period of time between the election and the inauguration of a new president?
Lame Duck
Coaster
Lazy Susan
Uncle Sam
What were settlers without titles to the land they were living on called?
Secession
Homeless
Squatters
Prospectors
Engineers
What event in Andrew Jackson's life brought him national fame?
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Jacksonville
Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of New York
Battle of El Paso
The method Andrew Jackson used to replace hundreds of government workers with his own loyal followers was known as what?
Popular Sovereignty
Mudslinging
Specie Circular
Spoils System
States' Rights
What issue came to a head as Congress considered the use of tariffs?
Popular Sovereignty
Mudslinging
Specie Circular
Spoils System
States' Rights
What Massachusetts senator said, "Liberty and unIon, now and for ever, one and inseparable!"?
James K. Polk
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
What battle did Black Hawk escape from only to surrender later to a band of Winnebago Indians?
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Jacksonville
Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of New York
Bad Axe Massacre
What legislation did Congress pass to support Jackson in the nullification controversy and allow him to use the army and navy to uphold federal laws?
Popular Sovereignty
General Bill
Specie Circular
Spoils System
Force Bill
What Philadelphia banker became involved in a political controversy with Andrew Jackson?
Nicholas Biddle
John C. Calhoun
John Tyler
John Quincy Adams
Samuel Worcester
What were the state banks in which Jackson opened government accounts called?
Federal Banks
Bank of America
Pet Banks
Caesar Banks
Peoples Banks
What act required anyone who brought government lands to pay for them in gold or silver?
Compromise of 1833
Mudslinging
Specie Circular
Spoils System
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
What new political party became a challenge to the Democrats in 1836?
Federalist Party
Anti-Federalist Party
Republican Party
Whig Party
Democratic Party
What system did Martin Van Buren propose for the storage of government money?
Federal Treasury System
Independent Treasury System
Specie Circular System
Spoils System
Webster-Ashburton System
Who was William Henry Harrison's running mate in the 1840 election?
Nicholas Biddle
John C. Calhoun
John Tyler
John Quincy Adams
Samuel Worcester
What agreement settled the Canadian boundary dispute between Britain and the United States?
Compromise of 1833
Mudslinging Treaty
Specie Circular Treaty
Spoils System Treaty
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Andrew Jackson did all of the following except . . .
work out the Missouri Compromise
win fame as a fighter in Spanish Florida
lose a presidential election to John Quincy Adams
win a presidential election over John Quincy Adams
All of the following were candidates in the 1824 presidential election except . . .
John Quincy Adams.
Henry Clay.
Andrew Jackson.
James Monroe.
The supposed "corrupt bargain" was between . . .
Adams and Jackson.
Adams and Clay.
Clay and Monroe.
Monroe and Jackson.
Which of the following men became secretary of state after the 1824 election?
John Quincy Adams
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
The election of 1828 involved all of the following except . . .
the emergence of the Democratic Party.
the use of broadsides, banners, testimonials, barbecues, and parades.
a small turnout of voters.
mudslinging.
All of the following are true of Andrew Jackson except that he was . . .
a lawyer, judge, land speculator, politician, Indian fighter, and planter.
the first president of elected from a state west of the original thirteen states.
a crude frontiersman at the time of his election to the presidency.
able to make his causes those of the common people.
The South disliked protective tariffs for all of the following reasons except that they . . .
lowered the price of manufactured goods.
forced the South to buy American-made products.
reduced trade with foreign countries.
caused cotton prices to fall.
Andrew Jackson . . .
encouraged the South to secede because of the tariff.
was determined to enforce federal laws.
was thoroughly opposed to the states' rights position.
supported the doctrine of nullification.
All of the following were true of the Whig Party except that it . . .
attracted many Catholics and Episcopalians.
wanted to restore the National Bank.
was supportive of high tariffs and internal improvements.
was generally opposed to slavery.
In 1836 the Whig strategy for winning the presidency included . . .
offering Martin Van Buren as its candidate.
attempting to throw the election to the House of Representatives.
attracting the voters of the Irish and Italians.
proposing the establishment of an independent treasury.
The administration of which of the following presidents was logically the least significant?
William Henry Harrison
Andrew Jackson
John Tyler
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson introduced the . . .
Compromise of 1833.
use of nullification to satisfy states' rights issues.
renewal of the National Bank.
spoils system to a wider extent than it had been used before.
Which court case involved Indians and missionaries?
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Roe v. Wade
Worcester v. Georgia
Black Hawk . . .
led a band of Indians in search of food.
developed a Cherokee alphabet.
was forced to move with his tribe go Indian Territory.
was defeated at Tippecanoe.
The Compromise of 1833 . . .
allowed for the reinstatement of the National Bank.
made provision for slavery in the West.
was a tariff that gradually lowered duties.
allowed Jackson to issue the Specie Circular.
All of the following were major political concerns during the Jackson presidency except the . . .
fate of the National Bank.
extension of slavery.
issue of states' rights.
value of tariffs.
Central to the 1832 presidential campaign was the issue of the . . .
independent treasury.
National Bank.
protective tariff.
spoils system.
Jackson's creation of "pet banks" resulted in the . . .
growth of a national banking system.
Compromise of 1833.
use of revenue tariffs.
failure of many state banks.
The Specie Circular was . . .
Van Buren's plan to reduce government interference with banks.
Jackson's attempt to curb rising prices.
a proposal by Clay to allow the South to escape the effect of the Force Bill.
Tyler's effort to deal with squatters.
All of the following were results of the spoils system except . . .
efficiency.
bribes.
political machines.
political power.
Andrew Jackson's vice president and successor to the presidency was . . .
William Henry Harrison.
James K. Polk.
John Tyler.
Martin Van Buren.
All of the following are true of Martin Van Buren except that he . . .
advocated government connection with banks.
was not born a British subject.
was of Dutch ancestry.
advocated less government interference in private pursuits.
William Henry Harrison . . .
was touted as a snobbish aristocrat by his political opponents.
ran on the Democratic ticket for the presidency in 1840.
was the first president to die in office.
was known as "his accidency."
Who was expelled from his political party?
William Henry Harrison
James K. Polk
John Tyler
Martin Van Buren
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty . . .
settled a naval dispute between the United States and France.
resolved the issue of states' rights.
called for lower tariffs.
settled a boundary dispute with Britain.
