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Jackson Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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"

2.

Who were a big supporters of Andrew Jackson?

a)

wealthy business owners

b)

farmers & factory workers

c)

Republican

d)

Northern politician

3.

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

4.

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

5.
In _____v. _____, the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia had no right to remove the Cherokee and that the Cherokee legally owned the land.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
The U.S. v. Nixon
d)
SquarePants v. Krabs
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.
The Trail of Tears refers to
a)
Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
b)
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
c)
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
d)
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.
8.

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.

9.

The long walk for many Native Americans who were forced out of their homelands was called the --

a)

Native Walk

b)

Trail of Natives

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Removal Trail

10.

The act, or law, was created in order to remove Native Americans from their homelands and force them West.

a)

Alien and Sedition Acts

b)

No More Natives Act

c)

Citizens Only Act

d)

Indian Removal Act

11.
Which woman is replacing Andrew Jackson on the twenty dollar  bill?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Alice Paul
d)
Harriet Tubman
12.
Who became president in the election of 1824?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Andrew Jackson
13.
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
14.
Andrew Jackson was a member of which political party?
a)
Whigs
b)
National Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Anti-Federalists
15.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
16.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
17.
Why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the union the first time?
a)
Slavery
b)
Land costs
c)
Tariffs
d)
Missouri entering the union
18.
Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams were accused of _______.
a)
Stealing money from Senate.
b)
Reading confidential documents.
c)
making a corrupt bargain
d)
Fraudulent taxes.
19.
How did the battles that Andrew Jackson was a part of affect his political career?
a)
Congress thought he would be good for the country. 
b)
His reputation from the military made him very popular with Americans.
c)
It did nothing to help him.
d)
He died in the final battle of the War of 1812
20.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
21.

What is a tariff?

a)

a tax on imported (foreign) goods

b)

a president who didn't accomplish all he wanted

c)

a meal between breakfast and lunch

d)

something unconstitutional

22.

Jackson's election effected voting in the US by --

a)

giving women the right to vote.

b)

encouraging more African Americans to vote.

c)

expanding voting to all White men.

d)

restricting voting to just rich men.

23.

Which word means the right to vote?

a)

suffrage

b)

votability

c)

abolitionism

d)

temperance

24.

Who was John Quincy Adams' father?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Benjamin Franklin

25.

Why did John Quincy Adams' presidency turn into failure?

a)

Adams was dishonest and corrupt.

b)

Jackson made everyone believe Adams and Clay had cheated him in the election.

c)

Adams' wife wrote a tell-all book that made him unpopular.

d)

Adams was underqualified for the job.

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