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Andrew Jackson Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is true about Andrew Jackson's background?

a)

He was born into a wealthy and influential New York family.

b)

He immigrated to the United States from England.

c)

He was born into poverty on the Carolina frontier and orphaned as a child.

d)

He was the son of an enslaved mother.

2.

The idea that a state can cancel a federal law within its borders is known as...

a)

Nullification

b)

Secession

c)

Federalization

d)

Appropriation

3.

What major politician supported the idea of "nullification"?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

John Calhoun

4.

What kind of people did Andrew Jackson see himself as the champion of?

a)

Enslaved African-American and Native Americans

b)

Soldiers in the army

c)

Common people

d)

Wealthy and educated people

5.

What helped Andrew Jackson win the presidential election of 1828?

a)

African-Americans were allowed to vote for the first time

b)

White men without property were allowed to vote for the first time

c)

Wealthy and educated people had their voting rights taken away

d)

Women were allowed to vote for the first time

6.

What was the system by which President Jackson gave government jobs to his friends and supporters?

a)

The Tariff System

b)

The American System

c)

The Checks and Balances System

d)

The Spoils System

7.

What did President Jackson want, above all, to destroy?

a)

The House of Representatives

b)

Slavery

c)

France

d)

The National Bank

8.

What SCOTUS case declared that the Cherokee Indians had a right to their land?

a)

Marbury vs. Madison

b)

Worcester vs. Georgia

c)

Ogden vs. Gibbons

d)

Dred Scott vs. Sanford

9.

What was the name given to the route of Indian Removal from the southeast to Oklahoma?

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The Route of Sorrow

c)

The Time of Troubles

d)

The Long March

10.

What was South Carolina angry about during the Nullification Crisis?

a)

The "Tariff of Abominations"

b)

The rise of the abolitionist movement in the North

c)

High taxes to pay for the navy

d)

The lack of state control over infrastructure spending

11.

What did Jackson do when South Carolina nullified the tariff and threatened to secede from the Union?

a)

He gave in to South Carolina's demands

b)

He threatened to send in the U.S. Army

c)

He agreed to met with Calhoun and negotiate

d)

He decided to put additional funds into the National Bank

12.

What did Jackson do in 1815 that made him famous?

a)

Defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans

b)

Became the youngest judge in Tennessee history

c)

Defeated Henry Clay in a congressional election

d)

Invented a new form of steam engine

13.

What was the alleged deal between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay called?

a)

The Gunpowder Plot

b)

The Corrupt Bargain

c)

The Raw Deal

d)

The Sneaky Switch

14.

When the Democratic-Republicans split into two political parties, what was the pro-Jackson party called?

a)

The Democratic Party

b)

The Whig Party

c)

The Republican Party

d)

The Federalist Party

15.

When the Democratic-Republicans split into two political parties, what was the anti-Jackson party called?

a)

The Democratic Party

b)

The Whig Party

c)

The Republican Party

d)

The Libertarian Party

16.

Which region of the country supported a strong tariff?

a)

The North

b)

The West

c)

The South

d)

Both the North and West

17.

What member of the Great Triumvirate was known as "The Great Compromiser"?

a)

John Calhoun

b)

Daniel Webster

c)

Henry Clay

d)

John Quincy Adams

18.

What member of the Great Triumvirate was from the North and had the reputation as the best speaker in America?

a)

John Calhoun

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Daniel Webster