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Jackson Test 4.1 Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?
a)
President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.
b)
Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.
c)
Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.
d)
The Cherokee were moved because they lacked a written alphabet.
2.
Which term is connected with a state quitting the United States?
a)
Nullification
b)
Annexation
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Secession
3.
Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?
a)
A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
b)
tariffs were lowered
c)
women gained the right to vote
d)
African Americans were allowed to vote
4.
Vice President who declared that the states had the right to nullify any federal law with which they disagreed was who? This guy said people in South Carolina didn't have to pay the tariffs.
a)
John Marshall
b)
Martin Van Buren
c)
John Douglas
d)
John C. Calhoun
5.
What was the Southern economy based on?
a)
manufacturing
b)
livestock
c)
agriculture
d)
service industry
6.
What effect did the Tariff of Abominations have on America under Andrew Jackson?
a)
fostered the nation's hatred of British companies
b)
fueled growing sectional differences within the country
c)
fueled growing sectional differences within the country
d)
favored the South's agriculture-based economy
7.
Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during Andrew Jackson's presidency? 
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Arkansas
c)
Texas
d)
Mississippi
8.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

9.

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

a)

the spoils system.

b)

Jacksonian democracy.

c)

mudslinging.

d)

a corrupt bargain.

10.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
11.

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

a)

Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

b)

Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

c)

Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

d)

Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

12.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
13.

John C. Calhoun believed that individual states had the right to nullify federal laws.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
Once he became president, Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his political supporters and friends.
a)
True
b)
False
15.

What was President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?

a)

He admitted that the Union was a "compact" of the states

b)

He offered to raise tariffs to keep South Carolina in the Union

c)

He conceded South Carolina's right to secede

d)

He threatened to use force against South Carolina if it did not repeal its nullification policies

16.

The Nullification Crisis happened when which state nullified a federal law

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

South Carolina

17.

Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government rather than the individual state governments has authority to deal with American Indian affairs?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Worcester v. Georgia

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

18.
WHAT INDIAN TRIBE TOOK THE STATE OF GEORGIA TO COURT/SUPREME COURT?
a)
APACHE
b)
CHEROKEE
c)
MUSLIM
d)
COMANCHE
19.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
20.
Jackson's handling of the Nullification Crisis was most upsetting to
a)
the Rich and well-born.
b)
Native Americans.
c)
the common people.
d)
states' rights supporters.
21.

Americans relocated many Native Americans for the purpose to obtain more --

a)

Land

b)

Money

c)

Taxes

d)

Tariffs

22.

The act, or law, was created in order to remove Native Americans from their homelands and force them West.

a)

Alien and Sedition Acts

b)

No More Natives Act

c)

Citizens Only Act

d)

Indian Removal Act

23.

The Nullification Crisis was triggered by strong opposition to the

a)

Force Bill.

b)

Indian Removal Act.

c)

Tariff of Abominations.

d)

Bank of the United States.

24.

What does the Indian Removal Act do?

a)

Pushes all Native Americans into Florida

b)

Allows Georgia to use Native Americans as slaves

c)

Enacts the policy of assimilation

d)

Moves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River

25.
What is the main criticism of the spoils system?
a)
It rewards political loyalty
b)
It is based on merit
c)
It often leads to unqualified people getting jobs
d)
It promotes diversity
26.

Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

In 1832 the supreme court ruled the Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to the decision by-

a)

filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation

b)

ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation

c)

ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with Cherokee Nation

d)

asking congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation

28.
Who became president in the election of 1824?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Andrew Jackson
29.
How did tariffs affect imported goods?
a)
Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.
b)
Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.
c)
Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.
d)
Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.
30.
Andrew Jackson was a member of which political party?
a)
Whigs
b)
National Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Anti-Federalists
31.
Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams were accused of _______.
a)
Stealing money from Senate.
b)
Reading confidential documents.
c)
making a corrupt bargain
d)
Fraudulent taxes.
32.
Many of his opponents would have agreed with the cartoon’s portrayal of Jackson   Because it suggests that ---
a)
he was not really the common man that many people thought him to be
b)
he has used the spoils system to gain wealth and influence in the government
c)
the executive branch of government became too powerful during his presidency
d)
the leaders of other countries had too much influence in the American government
33.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
34.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west

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