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Jackson Era Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

What was the practice of rewarding loyal party members jobs?

a)

Friend Jobs

b)

Spoils System

c)

Loyalty Royalty

d)

Suffrage

3.

Which group of people ultimately decided the winner of the election of 1824?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

the "common people"

c)

the Federalists

d)

the Supreme Court

4.

What was NOT a reason Jackson was loved by Americans?

a)

He favored the elites

b)

He was a war hero

c)

He believed ordinary people should participate in government

d)

He came from a humble upbringing

5.

What was the corrupt bargain?

a)

Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun undermined Jackson

b)

Adams threw his support to Jackson to become Secretary of defense

c)

Clay threw his support to Adams to become Secretary of State

d)

John Marshall's Supreme Court decision

6.

What was NOT a reason Jackson hated the Bank?

a)

It was a symbol of the privilege of the wealthy

b)

It was used to store government money

c)

He hated the bank's president, Nicholas Biddle

d)

Rich got richer at the expense of the poor

7.

_________ supported John Quincy Adams while ___________ supported Andrew Jackson.

a)

Democrats, National Republicans

b)

Republicans, Federalists

c)

Federalists, Whigs

d)

National Republicans, Democrats

8.

Who could not get re-elected as president because the Panic of 1837 struck while he was in office?

a)

Martin Van Buren

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

James Monroe

9.

What was the main difference in the voting in the election of 1824 and the election of 1828?

a)

Many states had put an end to property qualifications

b)

Women were given the right to vote

c)

An amendment was enacted ending voting fees

d)

Former slaves were emancipated and allowed to vote

10.
What party was formed to support Jackson for president?
a)
Republican
b)
Democratic
c)
Whig
d)
Libertarian 
11.

Andrew Jackson was seen as a national hero after defeating the British at what battle?

a)

Battle of New Orleans

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Little Big Horn

d)

Battle of Saratoga

12.
In _____v. _____, the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had no right to remove the Cherokee and that the Cherokee legally owned the land.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
The U.S. v. Nixon
d)
SquarePants v. Krabs
13.
Which bank was Andrew Jackson having a conflict with? 
a)
First Bank of the United States
b)
Second Bank of the United States
c)
Pet Banks
d)
State Banks
14.
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
15.
Why did Southerners oppose tariffs in  the early 1800s?
a)
decreased the price of goods they needed
b)
angered their European trading partners
c)
benefited only northern merchants
d)
were higher in the South than in the North
16.
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
17.

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

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Who Commanded the Seminole wars

a)

Osceola

b)

Maran Tura

c)

Galothi

d)

Salim

19.
The political party that wanted a strong central government in 1828
a)
Bureaucracy
b)
Democrats
c)
Whigs
d)
Republicans
20.
Which tribe was the only tribe to successfully resist removal?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Choctaw
c)
Chickasaw
d)
Seminole
21.
What political party was Zachary Taylor a member of?
a)
Whig
b)
Republican
c)
Democratic
d)
Federalist