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Andrew Jackson Knowledge Check Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What caused the nullification crisis?
a)
removal policies
b)
election of 1828
c)
northern trade policies
d)
southern opposition to tariffs
2.

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.

3.

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"

4.
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.
5.

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

6.
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.
7.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

8.
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
9.
Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?
a)
A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
b)
tariffs were lowered
c)
women gained the right to vote
d)
African Americans were allowed to vote
10.

Vice President who declared that the states had the right to nullify any federal law with which they disagreed was who? This guy said people in South Carolina didn't have to pay the tariffs.

a)

John Marshall

b)

Martin Van Buren

c)

John Douglas

d)

John C. Calhoun

11.

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

a)

Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

b)

Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

c)

Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

d)

Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

12.
Who defeated Andrew Jackson in the election of 1824?
a)
Winfield Scott
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
William Henry Harrison
13.

Worcester v. Georgia was about...

a)

a white missionary who tried to help the Cherokee keep their tribal lands

b)

a Creek chief who signed a treaty ceding Indian lands

c)

a Cherokee chief who signed a treaty ceding Indian lands

d)

land companies that bribed members of GA's General Assembly

14.

Even though the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia, because the president refused to enforce the Court's decision, the Cherokee were eventually removed from the state?

a)

true

b)

false

15.

If you were an Andrew Jackson supporter after the election of 1824 what might you call the election

a)

The Great Election

b)

The New Deal

c)

The Corrupt Bargain

d)

The Cheat and repeat

16.

In the election of 1824 which candidate threw their support to John Quincy Adams?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John C. Breckinridge

d)

John C. Calhoun

17.

After their disappointment in the election of 1824 Jackson supporters formed which current day Political Party?

a)

The Free Party

b)

The Corrupt Bargain Party

c)

The Republican Party

d)

The Democratic Party

18.

The election of 1824 was decided in

a)

The House of Representatives

b)

The Senate

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Federal Court System