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U.S. History STD 7 Jacksonian Democracy

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The nation’s first two political parties were 
a)
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
b)
 Nationalists and Anti-Federalists
c)
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
2.
Which President pushed through Congress the Indian Removal Act, which provided money to relocate Native Americans from their homes so settlers could take their lands?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Monroe
c)
 Andrew Jackson
3.
Andrew Jackson supported the spoils system because he believed it  
a)
 opened up government to more ordinary people.
b)
attracted young thinkers into public service.
c)
encouraged good workers to stay in their government jobs
4.
The term Trail of Tears refers to
a)
the slaughter of Sauk and Fox Indians in Northern Illinois 
b)
horrifying conditions experienced by Cherokees during their removal
c)
the system of separating families through the slave trade in the deep south
5.
Although the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Native Americans in Worcester v. Georgia, which President said, “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.”?  
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Monroe
6.
How was the spoils system under Andrew Jackson different from previous Presidents, who had filled government jobs?
a)
Gave jobs to people based on height and weight.
b)
Gave jobs based on military experience.
c)
Gave jobs to people based on qualifications, not loyalty and support.
d)
Gave jobs for loyalty and political support instead of qualifications
7.
How and why was the tariff changed in 1832?
a)
To help northern business to grow
b)
The tariff was lowered in an effort to solve Southern issues with the tariff.
c)
To get Seminole Indian to move to Indian Territory 
d)
To raise money for the Erie Canal
8.
What did South Carolina do for the Tariff of Abomination? 
a)
They followed it
b)
They nullified it
c)
They fixed it
d)
They burnt down Washington D.C. over it
9.
What is a tax on imported goods? 
a)
Nullify 
b)
Impressment
c)
Export
d)
Tariff
10.
Which of the following presidents was considered the "people's president?"
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Martin Van Buren
d)
James Monroe
11.
Bridges, canals, and roads are all examples of what?
a)
infrastructure
b)
interstate commerce
c)
communication systems
d)
nullification factors
12.
Which of the following best characterize the Jackson presidency?
a)
Justice for Native Americans
b)
greater democracy for the common man
c)
the bank of the U.S. was saved
d)
women gained the right to vote
13.
Which treaty ended the War of 1812?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
14.
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
a)
the idea that the common people should control their government
b)
the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828
c)
the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power
d)
the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812
15.

What element of infrastructure was built to develop commercial activity in New York

a)

the National Road

b)

Erie Canal

c)

the Baltimore and Ohio Road

d)

transcontinental railroad

16.

What invention led to the sharp increase in the demand for slave labor in the South?

a)

the cotton gin

b)

interchangeable parts

c)

the canal system

d)

the railroad

17.

Who was responsible for the invention of interchangeable parts used in muskets?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Winchester

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

Thomas Edison

18.

Where was the first major women's rights convention held?

a)

Walden Pond, Massachusetts

b)

Seneca Falls, NY

c)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

d)

New Harmony, Indiana

19.

Which of the following reformers was a proponent for public education?

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

Horace Mann

c)

Dorothea Dix

d)

Elizabeth Stanton

20.

The Seneca Falls Convention is widely viewed as the beginning of the women's ____________ movement.

a)

Rights

b)

Advocacy

c)

Suffrage

d)

Abolition

21.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Abolition Movement?

a)

South to end slavery.

b)

Promote violent resistance to slavery.

c)

Limit the expansion of slavery into the western territories

d)

Slow down increased growth of slave populations in current slave states.

22.

What did the temperance movement encourage people to do?

a)

Vote in their local elections .

b)

Give 10 percent of their earnings to the church .

c)

Fight for fair and equal pay in the workplace

d)

Abstain from drinking alcohol

23.

Which of the following are the 4 components of The Second Great Awakening? (select 4 answers)

a)

Temperance

b)

Housing

c)

Suffrage

d)

Abolition

e)

Education

24.

Which of the following individuals not a part of the Abolitionist movement to end slavery?

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

The Grimke Sisters

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Abraham Lincoln

25.

Who authored the American System?

a)

Clay

b)

Hamilton

c)

Monroe

d)

Madison

26.

How did the American System propose to pay for infrastructure improvements?

a)

tariffs, taxes, and subsidies

b)

bank, loans, and investments

c)

foreign loans

d)

state responsibility

27.

Which of the following best describes the economy of the south?

a)

Agrarianism (agriculture)

b)

Commerce and manufacturing

c)

Banking and financing

d)

None of the above

28.
Practice of rewarding government jobs  to political supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters.
a)
Bureaucracy
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Spoil System
d)
Plurality
29.

What did followers of Andrew Jackson Political Party call themselves?

a)
Democrats
b)
Democrat Republicans
c)
National Republicans
d)
Federalists
30.
Which president said he was going to do two things: 1) Look out for the common man, and 2) Push majority Rule?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Donald Trump
c)
James Monroe
d)
Andrew Jackson
31.
What did Andrew Jackson's philosophy become to be known as?
a)
Jacksonian Doctrine
b)
Jacksonian Diplomacy
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
Jacksonian Republic
32.
What was the nickname of President Andrew Jackson given to him by his soldiers?
a)
"Old Codger"
b)
"Old Hickory"
c)
"Old iron Side"
d)
"The Old Man"
33.
In the 1820's voting rights expanded to include who?
a)
All white men 21 and over.
b)
All white men and women over 21.
c)
All White and Black men 21 and older.
d)
All white and Native Americans 21 or older.
34.
President Jackson believed in giving his supporters government jobs. What is this called?
a)
The Friends Appointment System
b)
Facebook
c)
The Nepotism System
d)
The Spoil System
35.

Which of the following is true about the Nullification Crisis?

a)

South Carolina wanted to secede from the United States and start their own country

b)

Even though Andrew Jackson was against the Doctrine of Nullification, he still asked Congress to lower tariffs.

c)

South Carolina was not happy with the high tariffs

d)

All of the above

36.

How did Andrew Jackson's presidency lead to the rise of the Whig party? Select all that applies.

a)

He did not have a good relationship with Congress like shown in the Nullification Crisis

b)

He was a weak president and appeased Congress which encouraged people to elect another president who has similar ideals

c)

He abused his executive powers by replacing government positions with his supporters

d)

None of the above

37.
Andrew Jackson decided to not enforce the Supreme Court decision. and used the Indian ___ Act of 1830 to force Native Americans west.
a)
Land
b)
Outlaw
c)
Removal
d)
Escape
38.
Which of the following was made up of runaway slaves, Creeks, and Floridian Native Americans?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Choctaw
c)
Seminole
d)
Chickasaw
39.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
40.
_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
41.

Worcester v. Georgia was a...

a)

U.S. Supreme Court case

b)

law passed by Congress

c)

law passed by the GA General Asembly

d)

treaty signed by Native Americans

42.
What valuable natural resource was found on Cherokee land in Georgia?
a)
diamonds
b)
gold
c)
silver
43.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech

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