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SS Test 4: Andrew Jackson Era

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

a)

Political Practice

b)

Spoils System

c)

Reservation

d)

Feisty

2.

lively, determined, and courageous

a)

feisty

b)

prosper

c)

ambitious

d)

creative

3.

a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose, such as for the use of an Indian tribe

a)

rotation

b)

reservation

c)

revolution

d)

removal

4.

What was Andrew Jackson's nickname?

a)

Andy the Dandy

b)

Old Andy

c)

Old Hickory

d)

Tough Cookie

5.

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

6.
When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:
a)
support system
b)
the spoils system
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
nullification
7.
U.S. President who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ordering ALL Native Americans to be relocated west of the Mississippi River.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jeffersom
c)
James Madison
d)
Andrew Jackson
8.
What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Sorrows
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Nullification Act
9.
The Indian Territory, to which the Cherokee were removed during the Trail of Tears, is the modern-day state of...
a)
California
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Missouri
d)
New Mexico
10.

Name of the Congressional legislation (law passes by Congress) that allowed Georgia to forcibly remove the Creek and Cherokee from the state?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Cherokee Act

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Native American Act

11.

Who was the Cherokee chief who worked through the court systems and brought petitions before the U.S. Congress protesting the Indian Removal Act and the mistreatment of the Cherokee by the state of Georgia?

a)

John Ross

b)

John Marshall

c)

Samuel Worcester

d)

Sequoyah

12.

Andrew Jackson's nickname was "Old Hickory". This is supposed to mean that he is very tough and self-willed. Are there any events in his life that you believe made him this way?

(a)