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Historian Hustle - The Jacksonian Era

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________________________ was Elected to the Tennessee Senate in 1823 and served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 – 1837.

a)

John Marshall

b)

Election of 1824

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Andrew Jackson

2.

The _____________________________ was a national economic plan put forth by Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig party throughout the first half of the 19thcentury. The plan consisted of three major components: Pass high tariffs (taxes) on imports, to protect American businesses, and to increase revenues.

a)

Jacksonian Democracy

b)

American System

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Corrupt Bargain

3.

In May 1834, sixty delegates attended the Second State Constitutional Convention in Nashville, this led to the __________________________________.

a)

Tennessee Constitution of 1834

b)

Jacksonian Democracy

c)

American System

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

4.

The ______________________ was set up by Andrew Jackson it was the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

a)

Corrupt Bargain

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

Spoils System

d)

McCulloch v. Maryland

5.

____________________________ was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Henry Clay

d)

John Marshall

6.

_________________________________________ was a supreme court case which ruled that state laws were not valid on Cherokee land. President Jackson ignored the ruling and ordered the Indian’s be removed from their land.

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Worcester v. Georgia

c)

John Marshall

d)

Tennessee Constitution of 1834

7.

The ______________________________ was a United States sectional political crisis in 1832–33, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, which involved a confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government.

a)

Corrupt Bargain

b)

Jacksonian Democracy

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

American System

8.

_________________________________________ was a supreme court case which ruled that states could not prevent the federal government from establishing national banks within their borders.

a)

Worcester v. Georgia

b)

John Marshall

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Indian Removal Act

9.

The __________________________________ was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy.

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Worcester v. Georgia

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

10.

_____________________ was formed by Jackson and his supporters, believed in a small federal government with limited power over the states. Supported the rights of the “Common Man” and appealed to factory workers and farmers.

a)

Nullification Crisis

b)

American System

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

11.

In his position as Speaker of the House, Henry Clay offered the White House to whichever man was willing to appoint him Secretary of State, which became known as the ________________________________. Andrew Jackson refused, but John Quincy Adams took advantage of the proposal.

a)

Corrupt Bargain

b)

Election of 1824

c)

American System

d)

Indian Removal Act

12.

The _____________________________ was notable because there were four candidate all representing the Democratic-Republican Party. Led to the “Corrupt Bargain” and the election of John Quincy Adams by the House of Representatives.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Tennessee Constitution of 1834

c)

Election of 1824

d)

John Marshal