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Chapter 12: Andrew Jackson

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
Settlers wanted the Native Americans to relocate so that the settlers could take the land for themselves.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The ____ had a separate nation within the state of Georgia.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Choctaw
c)
Seminole
d)
Creek
4.
What was the case of Worcester v. Georgia about?
a)
a dispute between Georgia and the town of Worcester
b)
a dispute over federal government tariffs
c)
a Supreme Court decision about Native American rights
d)
a Supreme Court decision about the statehood of Georgia
5.
The Trail of Tears went from Georgia and Florida to ____.
a)
Mississippi
b)
Mexico
c)
Present-day Oklahoma
d)
Present-day Texas
6.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
7.

Voting rights were extended to which group of people before the Election of 1828?

a)

white men who owned land

b)

white men who did not own land

c)

white women who owned land

d)

slaves who had been freed from slavery

8.

Which southern state will be leading the charge with secession?

a)

Florida

b)

South Carolina

c)

Texas

d)

Alabama

9.
Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.
a)
foreign goods
b)
american made goods
c)
ice cream
d)
slaves
10.
What did Jackson do that ended the nullification crisis?
a)
passed a higher tariff
b)
fired his Vice President
c)
burned down every home in South Carolina
d)
threatened to use Army to enforce the law
11.
The idea that the common people should control the government
a)
Spoils system
b)
Corrupt Bargain
c)
American system
d)
Jacksonian Democracy
12.
the practice of rewarding the political supporters with government jobs.
a)
Elitism
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Spoils system
d)
jacksonian democracy
13.
Henry Clay, a presidential candidate withdrew from the race and gave his support to John Quincy Adams in exchange for the position of Secretary of State
a)
American system
b)
Controversy
c)
Corrupt Bargain
d)
Mudslinging
14.
How did Andrew Jackson gain fame
a)
Signing the Declaration of independance
b)
The Revolutionary war
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Battle of New Orleans
15.
Hurling insults at each other and was a controversial technique used by Jackson to persuade voters
a)
Campaigning
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Facebook
d)
Debating
16.
What did Andrew Jackson shut down by vetoing its contract
a)
The republican party
b)
The democratic party
c)
The National Bank
d)
The Elections
17.

What was the "Bank War"?

a)

Jackson Vetoed the renewal of the Second National Bank

b)

Jackson re-opened the Second National Bank

c)

The Democratic-Republican Party Split over the argument about the Bank

d)

Jackson allowed the House to decide what to do about the Bank.

18.

What was the Nullification Crisis?

a)

A state wanted to override a Supreme Court Ruling

b)

A state wanted to override a Presidential Veto

c)

a state wanted to override a federal tariff

d)

a state wanted to override a foreign treaty

19.

Who was elected President and had to deal with the Panic of 1837?

a)

President Van Buren

b)

President James Monroe

c)

President James Madison

d)

President John Quincy Adams

20.

Andrew Jackson was elected as the ______________President of the United States in 1828.

a)

fifth

b)

sixth

c)

seventh

d)

eighth

21.

Which group of American Indians tried to fight back in court against the Indian Removal Act?

a)

The Seminoles

b)

The Iroquois

c)

The Cherokees

d)

The Sioux

22.

How did President Jackson react to the Supreme Court's decision?

a)

He followed the ruling of the Supreme Court and allowed the Cherokee to remain on their land.

b)

He ignored the ruling of the Supreme Court and forced the Cherokee to leave their homes anyway.

23.

Cherokee men, women, and children were made to leave their homes as winter approached. They were forced to march from Georgia to Oklahoma. Around 4,000 Cherokee died on the harsh journey from starvation and exposure to freezing temperatures.

What event is described above?

a)

The Battle of Wounded Knee

b)

Custer's Last Stand

c)

Gold Rush in Georgia

d)

The Trail of Tears

24.

What does the word nullify mean?

a)

to agree

b)

to strike down

c)

to explain

d)

to believe in

25.

What actions by state banks led to inflation?

a)

Banks speculated in the stock market

b)

Banks refused to issue loans

c)

Banks issued too much paper money

d)

Banks would only allow transactions in gold and silver

26.

What political party grew in opposition to Andrew Jackson?

a)

The Know-Nothing Party

b)

The Republican Party

c)

The Democratic-Republicans

d)

The Whigs

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