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Chapter 12: The Jackson Era

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Andrew Jackson lose the election of 1824?

a)

Jackson did not belong to a political party.

b)

Jackson did not win a majority (more than half) of the votes,

c)

Jackson was disqualified because of a political scandal.

d)

Jackson had less popular votes than John Quincy Adams.

2.

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

3.

Which of the following statements about protective tariffs were true?

a)

BOTH Northern manufacturers and Southerners opposed tariffs

b)

BOTH Northern manufacturers and Southerners supported tariffs

c)

Northern manufacturers supported tariffs, Southerners opposed tariffs

d)

Protective tariffs made imported goods from Europe cheaper

4.

What was the main issue during the nullification crisis?

a)

voting rights

b)

westward expansion

c)

slavery

d)

states' rights

5.

In what present day state were Native Americans forced to relocate and live as a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

North Dakota

c)

Florida

d)

Georgia

6.

The Supreme Court ruled on the side of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia (1832) saying that the state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee. What was President Jackson's response to this ruling?

a)

he ignored the Supreme Court's decision

b)

he respected the Supreme Court's ruling and left the Cherokee alone

c)

he fired all of the Supreme Court justices and demanded a new case

d)

he allowed Cherokee to stay in Georgia but successfully removed Seminole from Florida

7.

Andrew Jackson was the __th President of the United States.

a)

8

b)

6

c)

7

d)

9

8.

Which state threatened to secede, or leave the United States, due to high tariffs place on imports?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Georgia

c)

Virginia

d)

South Carolina

9.

How did Andrew Jackson respond to the South Carolina's secession (to leave the Union) threat?

a)

he ignored the threat

b)

he added an amendment to the Constitution

c)

he sent 50,000 troops to the threatening state to enforce the Constitution

d)

he promoted a slave rebellion

10.

Jackson's ideas about political rights and equality included:

a)

only white men

b)

all men

c)

only white women and white men

d)

everyone who lived in the United States

11.

In the case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the United States Supreme Court ruled that:

a)

States had to support a national bank.

b)

The spoils system was unconstitutional.

c)

The state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee.

d)

The federal government had no authority over Native Americans.

12.

Why was the removal of the Cherokee people from Tennessee and Georgia called the Trail of Tears?

a)

The Cherokee's trail disappeared after they left.

b)

The Cherokee suffered and many died when they had to leave their homeland.

c)

The Cherokee traveled mainly by water.

d)

The Cherokee left a trail so other Native Americans could find them.

13.

Won the Election of 1824 after winning the support of the House of Representatives becoming the 6th president of the U.S.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Marshall

d)

Martin Van Buren

e)

Andrew Jackson

14.

Supported John Quincy Adams in Election of 1824 and was awarded Secretary of State.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Marshall

d)

Martin Van Buren

e)

Andrew Jackson

15.

Supported John Quincy Adams in Election of 1824 and was awarded Secretary of State.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Marshall

d)

Martin Van Buren

e)

Andrew Jackson

16.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Marshall

d)

Martin Van Buren

e)

Andrew Jackson

17.

Refused to enforce the Supreme Court's ruling to allow the Cherokee to keep their land.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Marshall

d)

Martin Van Buren

e)

Andrew Jackson

18.

Political body that decided presidential election of 1824 after no candidate received a majority:

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Democrat

c)

Cherokee

d)

Seminole

e)

U.S. Supreme Court

19.

Forced to relocate from the state of Georgia:

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Democrat

c)

Cherokee

d)

Seminole

e)

U.S. Supreme Court

20.

Resisted removal in the state of Florida:

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Democrat

c)

Cherokee

d)

Seminole

e)

U.S. Supreme Court

21.

ruled that the state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee:

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Democrat

c)

Cherokee

d)

Seminole

e)

U.S. Supreme Court

22.

What is suffrage?

a)

the right to suffer

b)

the right to vote

23.

What does the word nullify mean?

a)

to leave

b)

Overturn or to make void

24.

Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?

a)

President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.

b)

Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.

c)

Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.

25.
Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government rather than the individual state governments has authority to deal with American Indian affairs?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
26.
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
27.

Where were the natives moved because of the Indian Removal Act?

a)

west of the mississippi

b)

into Florida

c)

Back to England

28.

When Andrew Jackson lost the 1824 presidential election to Adams due to the "corrupt bargain" what effect did it have on the 1828 election?

a)

Voter participation increased.

b)

Property qualifications for voting were strengthened.

c)

Poll taxes were reduced.

29.
The cartoon is criticizing the policies of which of the following presidents? 
a)
Jackson
b)
Madison
c)
Van Buren
d)
Tyler
30.

What time period did Nullification Crisis, War on Banks, and Indian Removal happen in?

a)

Early Republic Era

b)

Jackson Era

c)

American Revolution