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Jacksonian Democracy

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

President ____(A)_____ sent soldiers to remove the __(B)__ to the Indian Territory.

a)

A. Van Buren/ B. Native Americans

b)

A. Jackson/ B. Mexican Americans

c)

A. Lincoln/ B. American Settlers

d)

A. Washington/ B. Floridians

2.
_________  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
3.
When the Cherokee protested their removal, ____.
a)
.they decided to stay and fight
b)
the government gave them land in the Florida territory
c)
President Jackson met with them to find a peaceful solution
d)
President Van Buren sent the army to force them to move
4.

Which statement below explains the unwillingness of the Cherokee Nation to relocate?

a)

“We wish to remain on the land of their fathers"

b)

“it will be to our advantage to remove beyond the Mississippi"

c)

“We have been called a poor, ignorant, and degraded people”

d)

“our neighbors . . . would speak a language totally different from ours”

5.

More than anything else, what did most Amerian settlers want from American Indians?

a)

for them to be religious

b)

for them to dress like Europeans/white Americans

c)

their farming skills

d)

their land

6.

According to the graphic, which of the "Five Civilized Tribes" had the highest number of people relocated?

a)

Creek

b)

Choctaw

c)

Cherokee

d)

Chickasaw

7.

Which of the following experiences did the Cherokee and Creek native groups have in

common?

a)

They received help from escaped slaves.

b)

Most ended up moving west of the Mississippi.

c)

Most died in war rather than to give up their land.

d)

They adopted the customs of Native Americans in the west.

8.

In _____v. _____, the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot regulate Native Americans, only the national government can.

a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
The U.S. v. Nixon
d)
SquarePants v. Krabs
9.

What practice allowed politicians to reward loyal supporters with government jobs?

a)
the spoils system.
b)
Jacksonian democracy.
c)
mudslinging.
d)
a corrupt bargain.
10.

Which event is BEST represented in the image above?

a)

Jackson's "war" against the Bank of the United States.

b)

The "corrupt bargain" of the election of 1824.

c)

Jackson's use of the military to enforce federal law.

d)

The removal of Cherokee people from Georgia to Oklahoma.

11.

What was the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in this case?

a)

Congress gave up its authority to regulate activities between states and Native American

tribes.

b)

The Cherokee Nation could not use federal courts to prevent its peoples’ removal from

tribal lands.

c)

The state of Georgia had to acknowledge the sovereignty of the Cherokee government

and return their land.

d)

Federal power over Native American tribes was significantly increased at the expense of

the state governments.

12.

Which tribe fought and eventually won the right to stay on their land?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Seminole

c)

Choctaw

d)

Kickapoo

13.

What is a Black Seminole?

a)

A Seminole who is a black smith

b)

A Seminole who needs a bath

c)

An escaped slave from Georgia and the Carolinas who lives with the Seminoles

d)

A Seminole who is earning a profit

14.

What did President Jackson do, when he was presented a bill to keep the National Bank alive?

a)

He joyfully approved the bill.

b)

He woefully vetoed the bill.

c)

He gave the National Bank an extension of 6 months.

d)

He did nothing.

15.
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
a)
the idea that the common people should control their government
b)
the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828
c)
the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power
d)
the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812
16.

What economic crisis occurred a because of Andrew Jackson's actions toward the National Bank?

a)

The Panic of 1837

b)

The Panic of 1832

c)

The Panic of 2020

d)

Panic at the Disco

17.

Why did South Carolina threaten to seceed from the union?

a)

Jackson’s refusal to support the Second Bank of the United States.

b)

Jackson’s refusal to recognize a state’s right to nullify federal laws.

c)

Jackson’s attempt to veto the Indian Removal Act passed by Congress.

d)

Jackson’s Spoils System replaced many southern leaders in government.