WorksheetsUnit 6: Age of Jackson Practice Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which event caused the Democratic-Republican Party to split into two separate parties?
The start of the War of 1812
The passage of the protective tariff
The Election of 1824
The creation of the American System
Southerners felt they had the right to ignore laws passed by the federal government if it violated their states’ rights. Which of the following events best illustrates that action?
Indian Removal Act
Nullification Crisis
Spoil System
Panic of 1837
Why were southern representatives against high protective tariffs?
Protective tariffs created potential trade issues with European countries.
Southerners preferred to buy American-made products over foreign goods.
Tax money collected from tariffs would be stored in federal banks.
Most southern states had already settled their debt from the American Revolution.
Andrew Jackson and the Democratic party was against the National Bank because -
The bank is unconstitutional because the power to coin money actually belongs to the executive branch.
The bank favors the wealthy and did not loan to the common man
The bank is unconstitutional because the second 20-year charter has expired.
The Democratic Party was in favor of the National Bank.
The shaded area on this map was significant during which event?
Nullification Crisis
Creation of the National Bank
Trail of Tears
Election of Jackson
Why were the groups identified in this list forced to move during Jackson’s presidency?
Large groups of European immigrants caused tensions and overcrowding.
Heavy flooding made living in the area a major health hazard.
European countries had attempted to reclaim lands in the area.
Americans’ desire to gain land for farming and ability to search for gold.
The spoils system resulted in –
federal laws being nullified by the states.
elected officials rewarding their supporters with government jobs.
all free males being given the right to vote.
the end of political corruption in the federal government.
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Neutrality Proclamation issued
Purchase of Louisiana
Increased industrialization
Expansion of suffrage
What constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?
Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state laws?
Does the president have the authority to use the military to enforce the law?
Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery?
Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?
What factor best explains the change in voters between the elections of 1824 and 1828?
Former slaves were emancipated and allowed to vote.
An amendment was enacted ending voting fees.
Women were given the right to vote.
Many states had put an end to property qualifications.
When Andrew Jackson was elected president, democracy was expanded by –
extending voting rights to the common man.
stopping recolonization in the Americas.
increasing the debt of the United States.
appointing Henry Clay to serve in his cabinet.
Supporters of Andrew Jackson accused Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams of making a “corrupt bargain” in 1824. Which of the following best explains what they were referring to?
Clay enforced protective tariffs on southern plantations.
Clay used his influence to gain House votes for Adams.
Adams appointed Clay to the position of Vice President.
Adams changed the results of the popular vote.
Which of the following groups would have supported this amendment?
Southerners who supported implementation of tariffs
Northerners who supported the Indian Removal Act
Southerners who opposed the Tariff of 1832
Northerners who opposed Jackson’s kitchen cabinet
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
President Andrew Jackson ignored Supreme Court ruling and forced Cherokee off their land.
Supreme Court lost their newly gained power of judicial review.
Congress ruled that state courts had more power than federal courts.
Military was sent on extensive searches to remove all missionaries from Native lands.
What controversy is the speaker referencing in this quote?
National bank
Kitchen cabinet
Nullification Crisis
Spoils system
What was the issue in Worcester v. Georgia?
The taxation of Cherokee Indians
The use of subsistence farming by the Cherokee people
The sovereignty of the Cherokee nation
The abandonment of the Cherokee culture by its people
What conclusion can be drawn from the bulleted list?
Americans disagreed over the effectiveness of the U.S. judicial branch.
Americans debated over the authority of federal versus state governments.
Americans recognized the need to further amend the U.S. Constitution.
Americans exercised their right to call upon Congress to settle disputes.
The Cherokee attempted to prevent their removal from their homeland by -
appealing to the US Congress to stay on their lands
paying the US government $15 million to keep their land
waging war against the US military to remain a sovereign nation
settling the issue in court through the case, Worcester v. Georgia
Which state threatened to secede from the Union if the Tariff of 1832 was enforced?
A
B
C
D
Which of the following best reflects Henry Clay’s actions during the Nullification Crisis?
He encouraged southern states to secede from the United States immediately and form their own nation.
He asked Congress to allow President Jackson to use the military in order to enforce the lowered tariff.
He requested that Congress completely repeal all tariffs since they were negatively impacting the South’s economy.
He developed a compromise that both supporters and opponents of the tariff agreed upon.
