WorksheetsAndrew Jackson Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following is true about Andrew Jackson's background?
He was born into a wealthy and influential New York family.
He immigrated to the United States from England.
He was born into poverty on the Carolina frontier and orphaned as a child.
He was the son of an enslaved mother.
The idea that a state can cancel a federal law within its borders is known as...
Nullification
Secession
Federalization
Appropriation
What major politician supported the idea of "nullification"?
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
John Calhoun
What kind of people did Andrew Jackson see himself as the champion of?
Enslaved African-American and Native Americans
Soldiers in the army
Common people
Wealthy and educated people
What helped Andrew Jackson win the presidential election of 1828?
African-Americans were allowed to vote for the first time
White men without property were allowed to vote for the first time
Wealthy and educated people had their voting rights taken away
Women were allowed to vote for the first time
What was the system by which President Jackson gave government jobs to his friends and supporters?
The Tariff System
The American System
The Checks and Balances System
The Spoils System
What did President Jackson want, above all, to destroy?
The House of Representatives
Slavery
France
The National Bank
What SCOTUS case declared that the Cherokee Indians had a right to their land?
Marbury vs. Madison
Worcester vs. Georgia
Ogden vs. Gibbons
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
What was the name given to the route of Indian Removal from the southeast to Oklahoma?
The Trail of Tears
The Route of Sorrow
The Time of Troubles
The Long March
What was South Carolina angry about during the Nullification Crisis?
The "Tariff of Abominations"
The rise of the abolitionist movement in the North
High taxes to pay for the navy
The lack of state control over infrastructure spending
What did Jackson do when South Carolina nullified the tariff and threatened to secede from the Union?
He gave in to South Carolina's demands
He threatened to send in the U.S. Army
He agreed to met with Calhoun and negotiate
He decided to put additional funds into the National Bank
What did Jackson do in 1815 that made him famous?
Defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans
Became the youngest judge in Tennessee history
Defeated Henry Clay in a congressional election
Invented a new form of steam engine
What was the alleged deal between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay called?
The Gunpowder Plot
The Corrupt Bargain
The Raw Deal
The Sneaky Switch
When the Democratic-Republicans split into two political parties, what was the pro-Jackson party called?
The Democratic Party
The Whig Party
The Republican Party
The Federalist Party
When the Democratic-Republicans split into two political parties, what was the anti-Jackson party called?
The Democratic Party
The Whig Party
The Republican Party
The Libertarian Party
Which region of the country supported a strong tariff?
The North
The West
The South
Both the North and West
What member of the Great Triumvirate was known as "The Great Compromiser"?
John Calhoun
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
What member of the Great Triumvirate was from the North and had the reputation as the best speaker in America?
John Calhoun
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Daniel Webster
