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Jackson Test

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following image shows Jackson's war vs.....

a)

Clay

b)

Second National Bank

c)

South Carolina

d)

Natives

2.

What state threatened to secede over tariff issue

a)

North Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Florida

d)

South Carolina

3.

Who swayed the House in the "corrupt bargain" vote of 1824?

a)

Calhoun

b)

H. Clay

c)

John Q. Adams

d)

N. Biddle

4.

What southern leader became Jackson's enemy during tariff issue?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

N. Biddle

d)

John Q. Adams

5.

Replacing opponents with your supporters was known as the...

a)

Spoils System

b)

Nominating Conventions

c)

Victors System

d)

Hire and Fire

6.

Click ALL the following the Jackson hated about the Second National Bank.

a)

Run by a wealthy easterner named Nicholas Biddle

b)

Favored the rich and corruption

c)

Held a monopoly on federal funds

d)

Location wasn't centralized

7.

Who compromised a bill that would gradually lower tariff, ending the crisis?

a)

Calhoun

b)

Clay

c)

Adams

d)

Van Buren

8.
What caused the nullification crisis?
a)
removal policies
b)
election of 1828
c)
northern trade policies
d)
southern opposition to tariffs
9.

Why did President Andrew Jackson oppose renewing the charter for the Second Bank of the United States?

a)

The bank restricted Jackson from raising tariffs.

b)

The bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthy.

c)

The bank had corrupt leadership that threatened foreign trade and domestic industries. •

d)

The bank had challenged him to a duel.

10.

Which headline could have accompanied the election of Andrew Jackson as president?

a)

"A Hero Leads the Republican Party"

b)

"As Usual, No Change"

c)

"A Victory for the Common Man"

d)

"Here we go again"

11.
The Nullification Crisis was triggered y strong opposition to the
a)
Force Bill.
b)
Indian Removal Act.
c)
Tariff of Abominations.
d)
Bank of the United States.
12.

Who were a big supporters of Andrew Jackson?

a)

wealthy business owners

b)

farmers & factory workers

c)

Republican

d)

Northern politician

13.

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

14.

What was President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?

a)

He admitted that the Union was a "compact" of the states

b)

He offered to raise tariffs to keep South Carolina in the Union

c)

He conceded South Carolina's right to secede

d)

He threatened to use force against South Carolina if it did not repeal its nullification policies

15.
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
16.
Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as
a)
the spoils system.
b)
Jacksonian democracy.
c)
mudslinging.
d)
a corrupt bargain.
17.
The Trail of Tears refers to
a)
Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
b)
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
c)
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
d)
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.
18.

The Democratic Party is formed over the issue of...

a)

Slavery

b)

States Rights

c)

Election of Andrew Jackson

d)

The Indian Removal Act

19.
a)

War of 1812

b)

Battle of the National Bank

c)

Nullification crisis

d)

Indian Removal Act

20.
Somebody in favor of Nullification would also argue for...
a)
States Rights
b)
Human Rights
c)
Rights of the Federal Government
21.
What is Nullification?
a)
The right of states to overrule a federal law
b)
The right of states to make laws
c)
The rights of the people
22.

President Jackson ignored which Supreme Court Case?

a)

Marbury V Madison

b)

Worcester V Georgia

c)

Muccoloch V Maryland

d)

Gibbons V Ogden

23.

Where was most of the area set aside for Native Americans in 1834 located today?

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Dakota

d)

New Mexico

24.

The following Quote was said by _________________: "John Marshall made his decision.... Now let him enforce it."

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John Marshall

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

John Ross

25.

To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources is the reason the federal government....

a)

Passed the Indian Removal Act

b)

Passed Suffrage Laws

c)

Passed the Tariff of 1828

d)

Purchased the Louisiana Territory

26.

Voting increased in 1828 because...

a)

Jackson was so popular

b)

Sectionalism was dividing the nation

c)

People were upset about the Corrupt Bargain

d)

Poll taxes were reduced

27.

After ingoing the supreme court, Jacksons Indian policy led to tragedy of...

a)

The Tariff of 1828

b)

The Trail of Tears

c)

The Indian Removal Act

d)

The Lousana Purchase

28.

Can a state overturn a federal law the primary question of what issue?

a)

Nullification

b)

Indian Removal

c)

Corrupt Bargain

d)

Spoil System

29.

Believed in nullification and secession, and He is vice president under jackson

a)

John Calhoun

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Daniel Webster

30.

this passage argues for what?

a)

the inability of citizens to elect Supreme Court justices

b)

a proposal to revise the amendment process of the U.S. Constitution

c)

an attempted nullification of a federal law by a state

d)

the federal seizure of private land for transportation networks

31.

How did Senator Daniel Webster feel about the doctrine of Nullification? Slide 4

a)

He was against the doctrine of Nullification. He believed The US was one nation.

b)

defending the doctrine of Nullification

c)

he believed in states' rights

d)

state and national governments should be equal

32.

This image is showing the forcible movement of Native Americans from their territories in what is now referred to as the Trail of Tears. Why would the United States perform this act?

a)

To punish the Native Americans for siding with the British in the War of 1812

b)

To remove competition from the rivers in the areas in blue

c)

To gain more land for farming and resources

d)

To let them live together in harmony

33.

The Webster-Hayne debates, among other debates in the early nineteenth century over nullification and secession, were targeting the balance between these two powers in the US.

a)

State and Federal government power

b)

Citizens rights in the US

c)

Citizen and State government power

d)

Government Checks and Balances system

34.

Why was Andrew Jackson referred to as "King Jackson" during his Presidency?

a)

Due to dressing like a king and calling people his servants

b)

Due to his treatment of the Native Americans

c)

Due to taking on the 2nd Bank of the US and dismantling it

d)

Due to his leadership in the Battle of New Orleans

35.

Jackson opposed the national bank because he thought it was a monopoly that favored elite members of society, and he vowed to “destroy it.” How did President Jackson use the executive branch to destroy the bank?

a)

Veto the bank

b)

Ignored McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Extend the Charter of the Second National Bank

d)

Pull Money out of the National Bank

36.

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions set the stage for what political idea

a)

Nullification

b)

Tariffs

c)

Indian Removal

d)

Expansion of Suffrage

37.

An increase in the urban population in the early 1800's was caused by

a)

Indian Removal

b)

Increase in the Plantation system

c)

An increases in the number of factories

d)

an increase in dependence on foreign laborers