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The Age of Jackson

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the election of 1828 include many first-time voters?

a)

Southern states gave voting rights to women.

b)

African Americans were voting for the first time.

c)

New states gave voting rights to all white men.

d)

A new federal law required all men and women to vote.

2.
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
3.
How was President Jackson different from other Presidents?
a)
He served more than two terms
b)
He owned slaves
c)
He came from a poor family
d)
He was a military general
4.
Passed in 1830, this authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
d)
Trail of Tears
5.
What was the harsh journey of the Cherokee from their homeland to Indian Territory called?
a)
spoils system
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Whig Party
6.
What is a tariff a tax on?
a)
Income
b)
Slaves
c)
Imported Goods
d)
Crops
7.
Why did Jackson oppose the National Bank?
a)
He thought it only helped the wealthy
b)
He thought it only helped the poor
c)
He thought it only helped South Carolina
d)
He thought it was unconstitutional
8.
How did Jackson get rid of the National Bank?
a)
He signed a law
b)
He created a new bank
c)
He vetoed its charter
d)
He nullified it
9.
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.
10.
Which state threatened to secede during the Nullification Crisis?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Texas
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Georgia
11.
This map shows the results of the - 
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Tariff of Abominations
c)
Election of 1824
d)
War of 1812
12.
The spoils system refers to
a)
the informal advisers to President Jackson.
b)
the removal of the Cherokee from their lands.
c)
giving jobs to one's political supporters.
d)
the banks owned by Jackson's supporters where the administration put money after closing down the National Bank.
13.
The theory of nullification, whereby a state can reject a federal law, was most likely argued by
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
John Marshall
c)
James Madison
d)
Andrew Jackson
14.
The belief in putting the needs of the nation before the needs of a specific region is
a)
nationalism.
b)
regionalism.
c)
individualism.
d)
patriotism.
15.
Andrew Jackson was a member of which political party?
a)
Whigs
b)
National Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Anti-Federalists
16.
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.
17.
The Bank of the United States became a political issue because
a)
President Jackson thought it was too powerful.
b)
bank officials were caught stealing funds.
c)
it had to be supported with taxpayers' money.
d)
it printed too much paper money.
18.
Why did factory owners in the North like tariffs?
a)
Tariffs made American products better.
b)
Tariffs gave more money to the government.
c)
Tariffs caused more people to demand (buy) American products than European products.
d)
Tariffs would increase the price of materials in the West.
19.
What did the Cherokees do when Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act?
a)
They gave in and lived like whites.
b)
They rebelled and fought.
c)
They sued and went to the Supreme Court.
d)
They ran away to Canada.
20.
Jackson wanted to keep Native Americans and whites from fighting. So this happened...
a)
The Indians had to move.
b)
The Indians became just like whites.
c)
Whites were forced to leave the Indians alone.
d)
Whites became just like Indians.
21.
The "Ordinance of Nullification" was about:
a)
Slavery
b)
Suffrage
c)
Religion
d)
Tariffs
22.
The Nullification crisis was about whose rights?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Jackson
c)
States
d)
The Bank
23.
Which word means "voting rights"?
a)
Tariff
b)
Suffrage
c)
Electoral
d)
Talent
24.

Why was Andrew Jackson well known before the Election of 1824?

a)

He had been Speaker of the House of Representatives

b)

He was a famous writer

c)

He was the war hero of Battle of New Orleans

d)

He was Secretary of State

25.

who won the majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

No one

d)

All 4 candidates

26.

If no one wins the majority of electoral votes, how does the 12th Amendment resolve who becomes the President of the United States?

a)

The Executive Branch decides who wins

b)

The Judicial Branch decides who wins

c)

The People decide who wins

d)

The House of Representatives decides who wins.

27.

Who won the Election of 1824?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

William Crawford

c)

Henry Clay

d)

John Quincy Adams

28.

Who became Secretary of State after the election of 1824?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Monroe

29.

How did Andrew Jackson react to the results of the Election of 1824?

a)

He was happy

b)

He hanged more people

c)

He was angry and yelled "corrupt bargain"

d)

He congratulated John Quincy Adams

30.

Andrew Jackson was popular with the common people for all of the following reasons except

a)

he was born poor.

b)

he won the battle of Ft. McHenry.

c)

he despised the idea of a privileged class.

d)

he was a military hero.

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