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Jacksonian Era

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Nullification Crisis, Indian Removal Act, and Era of the Common Man are all part of which era?

a)

Jacksonian Era

b)

Anti-Federalists Era

c)

Constitution Era

d)

Antebellum Era

2.

Which state were Natives forced to settle during the Trail of Tears?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

How was suffrage (the right to vote) expanded during Jackson's presidency?

a)

Owning property was no longer a qualification to vote

b)

African Americans voted for the first time

c)

women were allowed to vote

d)

White men were no longer the only people who could vote

4.

How did Jackson react to the Worcester v. Georgia Supreme Court case?

a)

He ignored it and allowed the forced removal of Cherokee Nation.

b)

He allowed Cherokee Nation to remain on their lands.

c)

He agreed with the ruling and apologized to Cherokee Nation.

d)

He got into a fist fight with Chief Justice John Marshall

5.

South Carolina defended the idea of states' rights when they -

a)

tried to nullify a federal law

b)

tried to amend the Constitution

c)

protested against the Bill of Rights

d)

tried to get federal funds for their state

6.

What was one effect of the Election of 1824?

a)

There was an increase in voter participation

b)

Less people became qualified to vote

c)

John Quincy Adams became an American hero

d)

Public elections were no longer allowed

7.

The Nullification Crisis was a debate over whether or not a state has the right to --

a)

cancel or overrule an act passed by Congress

b)

end slavery

c)

allow women to vote

d)

veto a national bank

8.

The Supreme Court, in Worcester v. Georgia, ruled which way in the Cherokee case?

a)

in favor of Georgia, they had to move

b)

in favor of Jackson, he could force them out

c)

in favor of the Cherokees, they had the right to stay

d)

in favor of the white settlers, they could take the land

9.

The political party Jackson formed after losing the 1824 election, to represent the common man.

a)

Republican Party

b)

Democratic Party

c)

Democratic-Republicans

d)

Federalists

10.

Jackson won this type of votes in the 1824 election but still did not become president.

a)

popular votes

b)

electoral votes

c)

House of Reps vote

d)

Media polls

11.

Jackson's background is...

a)

Coming from a poor family with a rough childhood

b)

War hero in the War of 1812

c)

Self taught lawyer and plantation owner

d)

All of the above

12.

True or False: Andrew Jackson is considered a "self-made man"

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is sectionalism?

a)

Loyalty to the interests of a particular region of the country.

b)

Loyalty to your hometown and where you were born

c)

Believing that the country should be in sections and not states

d)

Wanting slavery to be separate sections from freedom

14.

What are the values of the new Democratic Party?

a)

Support the common man

b)

Strong state governments

c)

More individual rights for people

d)

All of the above

15.

What is Jacksonian Democracy?

a)

Only white men should vote

b)

Everyone should vote

c)

Majority rule should have the final say

d)

Electoral college should have all the power

16.

Who won the Election of 1828?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

William Crawford

17.

Who won the Election of 1824?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

William Crawford

18.

What is the Kitchen Cabinet?

a)

Jackson's personal cabinet where he stored family plates and bowls

b)

Jackson's group of friends and loyal supporters that helped him as President

c)

A group of Jackson haters that critiqued him

d)

A group that was nominated by Congress to advise the President

19.

What is the Spoils System?

a)

Jackson increased pay of Democrats in office.

b)

Jackson outlined the jobs of only Republicans so Democrats had to do less

c)

Jackson removed Republicans from office to fill their position with Democrats

d)

Jackson allowed only Democrats to vote for President

20.

What is a tariff?

a)

Tax on imported goods

b)

Tax on exported goods

c)

Tax on domestic goods

21.

True or False: The Nullification Crisis increased tension between northern and southern states.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What does secede mean?

a)

To leave an alliance, organization, or country.

b)

To expand slavery in the south

c)

To add more states to a nation

d)

To conquer someone

23.

True or False: South Carolina officially seceded from the U.S. even though Jackson threatened military use.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Did Jackson use his veto powers justly or unjustly when dealing with the National Bank?

a)

Justly

b)

Unjustly

25.

The Supreme Court ruled the National Bank _____________.

a)

Constitutional

b)

Unconstitutional

26.

How did Andrew Jackson "kill" the National Bank?

a)

Removed all funds from the bank and distributed them among state banks

b)

Added more funds to the National Bank which increased inflation

c)

Reduced the amount of money the Bank could hold

d)

Gave money to Democrat supporters for free

27.
_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
28.
Settlers wanted the Native Americans to relocate so that the settlers could take the land for themselves.
a)
True
b)
False
29.

What is an effect of the Trail of Tears?

a)

Over 100,000 Indigenous People were removed from the southeast

b)

Over 20,000 people died

c)

Native American culture was ending

d)

All of the above