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Jacksonian Era

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jefferson selected this expedition team to explore the new western territories.

a)

Clark and Sacajawea

b)

Sacajawea and Charbonneau

c)

Charbonneau and Lewis

d)

Lewis and Clark

2.

Sacajawea was

a)

married to Lewis

b)

sent by Jefferson

c)

translator working for Lewis and Clark

d)

Clark's wife

3.

This battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero.

a)

Napoleonic War

b)

War of 1812

c)

Battle of Thames

d)

7 Years War

4.

This Shawnee chief was killed during the Battle of Thames between the American and British.

a)

Chief Little Turtle

b)

Chief Bluejacket

c)

Chief Paxinos

d)

Tecumseh

5.

Jefferson also sent this person to explore the west; he explored Texas and the southwest.

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Zebulon Z. Pike

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Lewis

6.

Of the following, which were NOT themes of Jackson's presidency.

a)

Spoils System

b)

War against the national bank

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

new navy

7.

Which of the following is TRUE about President Jackson.

a)

Set up free housing for the Native American Indians

b)

Had a drunken party at the White House

c)

Annexed California

d)

Freed his slaves

8.

Firing and switching out of government employees for your own subordinates or followers.

a)

Spoils System

b)

Nominating Conventions

c)

Monopoly

d)

Nullify

9.

When you make a law invalid or not effective, it is called...........

a)

Spoils System

b)

Nominating Conventions

c)

Monopoly

d)

Nullify

10.

This court case allowed the Cherokee to stay on their lands.

a)

Marbury vs. Madison

b)

McCulloch vs. Maryland

c)

Gibbons vs. Ogden

d)

Worcester vs. Georgia

11.

This court case declared that the Constitution is the law above all other laws in the land, and it establish judicial principles.

a)

Marbury vs. Madison

b)

McCulloch vs. Maryland

c)

Gibbons vs. Ogden

d)

Worcester vs. Georgia

12.

This case was about the monopoly of shipping routes; it established that states could NOT stop the power of Congress to regulate trading/commerce.

a)

Marbury vs. Madison

b)

McCulloch vs. Maryland

c)

Gibbons vs. Ogden

d)

Worcester vs. Georgia

13.

This case established that Congress has implied powers, and states cannot tax the federal government. "Can't tax up."

a)

Marbury vs. Madison

b)

McCulloch vs. Maryland

c)

Gibbons vs. Ogden

d)

Worcester vs. Georgia

14.

Southerners, like Calhoun, disliked this.

a)

Tariffs

b)

Drinking

c)

Vice President Burr

d)

Seminoles

15.

Which of the following were NOT one of the 5 Civilized Tribes?

a)

Creek

b)

Seminoles

c)

Choctaw

d)

Cheyenne

16.

The 5 Civilized Indian Tribes were known as civilized, because.................

a)

they only spoke English.

b)

they adopted many of the colonists’ customs.

c)

they traveled to the settlers' cities.

d)

they only traded with the white settlers.

17.

The crisis between President Jackson and South Carolina's Calhoun taxation issue was called ............................

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Panic of 1837

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

Bank Bill Veto

18.

The relocation of Native American Indians in the Southern U.S. to the west of Mississippi River was and is called..............

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Panic of 1837

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

Indian Removal Act

19.

This was a law signed in 1830 that allowed the President to negotiate moving Indians to Federal lands.

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Panic of 1837

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

Indian Removal Act

20.

This occurred when President Jackson withdrew all federal money from the national bank, and prices & wages went down.

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Panic of 1837

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

Indian Removal Act

21.

What was the name of the new political party that replaced the Federalists and believed in strong federal government??

a)

Dem Reps

b)

Whig

c)

Republicans

d)

Federalist

22.

What was a result from the death of the National Bank?

a)

More bank branches popped up everywhere.

b)

Jackson redistributed all the money to smaller banks.

c)

The National Bank got bigger and stronger than before.

d)

State banks died.

23.

Which was NOT one of the legacies of Jackson's presidency?

a)

Native American Indians were respected and allowed to remain on ancestral lands.

b)

National Banks become more powerful.

c)

Expanded the power of the presidency

d)

The vice presidency gained a lot of power.

24.

Did President Jackson respect the Supreme Court decision from Worcester vs. Georgia?

a)

Yes, he allowed the Cherokee to remain there.

b)

No, he said he was not going to enforce it.

c)

Maybe, he said he would follow Judge Marshall's instructions, if the Cherokees paid him.

d)

After a couple weeks, he decided to enforce the Worcester vs. Georgia decision.

25.

Meetings by most of the political parties who will be fielding nominees in an upcoming U.S. presidential election is called..................

a)

party conference

b)

nominating convention

c)

caucus

d)

summit