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WorksheetsCh. 11 Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
· 1.In the election of 1824, the four candidates were all ____.
Whigs
Republicans
Democratic Republicans
Nationalists
· 2.Who decided the election of 1824?
Supreme Court
Electoral College
House of Representatives
voters
· 4.Why did President Jackson devise the spoils system?
to give jobs to his supporters
to create a new Cabinet position
to choose his Cabinet members
to choose a justice for the Supreme Court
· 5.Although President Jackson believed in states' rights, he supported ____.
Supreme Cour
nullification
secession
a strong nation
· 7.____ showed that the United States was becoming more democratic during the Jackson era.
Use of the spoils system
Changes in state requirements to vote
An increase in political parties
Use of tariffs to protect American goods
· 8.The "Five Civilized Tribes" consisted of the ____.
Cherokee, Creek, Osage, Seminole, and Kiowa
Chickasaw, Choctaw, Comanche, Seminole, and Creek
Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole
Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, Kiowa, and Cherokee
· 9.The Indian Removal Act ____.
created the Indian Territory
paid settlers to occupy the Native American lands
ended the Americans' fight against the Seminole
paid Native Americans to relocate
The ____ had a separate nation within the state of Georgia.
Cherokee
Choctaw
Seminole
Creek
· 11.What was the case of Worcester v. Georgia about?
a dispute between Georgia and the town of Worcester
a dispute over federal government tariffs
a Supreme Court decision about Native American rights
a Supreme Court decision about the statehood of Georgia
· 12.When the Cherokee protested their removal, ____.
they decided to stay and fight
the government gave them land in the Florida territory
President Jackson met with them to find a peaceful solution
President Van Buren sent the army to force them to move
· 13.The Trail of Tears went from Georgia and Florida to ____.
Mississippi
Mexico
present-day Oklahoma
present-day Texas
· 14.Which people provided a safe haven for African Americans who escaped from slavery?
the Chickasaw in Alabama
the Seminole in Florida
the Cherokee in Georgia
the Creek in Mississippi
· 15.Settlers in the West wanted the Bank of the United States to ____.
give its money to state banks
make it easier for them to get loans
support Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828
buy their land and pay them in gold
· 20.President Martin Van Buren was a ____, and his opponent, William Henry Harrison, was a ____.
Republican/Whig
Democrat/Whig
Whig/Democratic-Republican
Whig/Republican
· 21.What was the symbol of William Henry Harrison's presidential election campaign?
a flag
the White House
a log cabin
an American eagle
· 22.The Whig Party was weakened by its support of ____ interests.
sectional
state
national
Southern
