wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Jackson Era Self Check

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the election of 1824, the four candidates were all ____.

a)

whigs

b)

republicans

c)

democratic republicans

d)

nationalists

2.

Who decided the election of 1824?

a)

House of representatives

b)

Supreme court

c)

Electoral college

d)

the voters

3.

President John Quincy Adams believed

a)

in a strong federal government.

b)

in a strong strong government.

c)

that everyone has the right to vote

d)

the state government is always right

4.

In the election of 1828, the National Republicans supported ____.

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Jhon Quincy Adams

c)

WIlliam Crawford

d)

Andrew Jackson

5.

why did President Jackson devise the spoils system?

a)

to choose his cabinet members

b)

to create a new cabinet position

c)

To give jobs to his supporters

d)

to choose a justice for supreme court

6.

Vice President John C. Calhoun opposed President Jackson over nullification.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Although President Jackson believed in states' rights, he supported __

a)

A strong nation

b)

secession

c)

nullification

d)

supreme court

8.

South Carolina's Nullification Acts were a response to the spoils system.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

President Jackson vetoed a bill about ____.

a)

tariffs

b)

secession

c)

nullification

d)

roads in kentucky

10.

____ showed that the United States was becoming more democratic during the Jackson era.

a)

use of the spoils system

b)

changes in state requirements to vote

c)

an increase in political partys

d)

use of tariffs to protect american goods.

11.

The "Five Civilized Tribes" consisted of the ____.

a)

Cherokee, Creek, Osage, Seminole, and Kiowa

b)

Chickasaw, Choctaw, Comanche, Seminole, and Creek

c)

Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole

d)

Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, Kiowa, and Cherokee

12.

Settlers wanted the Native Americans to relocate so that the settlers could take the land for themselves.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The Indian Removal Act ____.

a)

created the Indian Territory

b)

paid settlers to occupy the Native American lands

c)

ended the Americans' fight against the Seminole

d)

paid Native Americans to relocate

14.

The ____ had a separate nation within the state of Georgia.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Choctaw

c)

Seminole

d)

Creek

15.

What was the case of Worcester v. Georgia about?

a)

a dispute between Georgia and the town of Worcester

b)

a dispute over federal government tariffs

c)

a Supreme Court decision about Native American rights

d)

a Supreme Court decision about the statehood of Georgia

16.

President Jackson ignored Chief Justice John Marshall's decision about the Cherokee.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

When the Cherokee protested their removal, ____.

a)

they decided to stay and fight

b)

the government gave them land in the Florida territory

c)

President Jackson met with them to find a peaceful solution

d)

President Van Buren sent the army to force them to move

18.

The Trail of Tears went from Georgia and Florida to ____.

a)

Mississippi

b)

Mexico

c)

present-day Oklahoma

d)

present-day Texas

19.

The Seminole were the only Native Americans to successfully resist removal.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Which people provided a safe haven for African Americans who escaped from slavery?

a)

the Chickasaw in Alabama

b)

the Seminole in Florida

c)

the Cherokee in Georgia

d)

the Creek in Mississippi

21.

Settlers in the West wanted the Bank of the United States to ____.

a)

give its money to state banks

b)

make it easier for them to get loans

c)

support Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828

d)

buy their land and pay them in gold

22.

President Andrew Jackson thought that the Bank of the United States benefitted ____.

a)

Southern farmers

b)

Western settlers

c)

wealthy Easterners

d)

the federal government

23.

The Bank of the United States needed the federal government's permission to operate.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Congress passed a bill to continue the national bank and Jackson ____.

a)

signed it

b)

ignored it

c)

vetoed it

d)

appealed to the Supreme Court

25.

What resulted from the closing of the Bank of the United States?

a)

a new national bank

b)

fewer state banks

c)

a new tax on banks

d)

the Panic of 1837

26.

Following the closure of the Bank of the United States, what caused the loss of jobs, savings, and farms?

a)

a new national bank

b)

inflation

c)

a new tax on banks

d)

the Panic of 1837

27.

President Martin Van Buren was a ____, and his opponent, William Henry Harrison, was a ____.

a)

Republican/Whig

b)

Democrat/Whig

c)

Whig/Democratic-Republican

d)

Whig/Republican

28.

What was the symbol of William Henry Harrison's presidential election campaign?

a)

a flag

b)

the white house

c)

a log cabin

d)

an american eagle

29.

After President Harrison's death, Henry Clay became president.

a)

true

b)

false

30.

The Whig Party was weakened by its support of ____ interests

a)

sectional

b)

state

c)

national

d)

southern

31.

Is Deren Kurumlu the best at everything and super cool?

a)

No(im a loser)

b)

Yes(im also cool)

32.

What is meant by a "favorite son"?

a)

a candidate who receives the backing of their home state rather than that of the national party

b)

a candidate who receives the backing of the national party and not their home state.

c)

a national party who backs a candidate

d)

a state backing a favorite candidate for election

33.

Introduced in the 1828 presidential election, what became a permanent part of American political life?  

a)

campaign contributions

b)

mudslinging

c)

electioneering

d)

plurality

34.

Andrew Jackson’s supporters replaced caucuses with

a)

delegate conventions.

b)

nominating conventions.

c)

selection meetings.

d)

state conventions.

35.

  The only Americans allowed to vote in 1824 and 1828 were  

a)

white men

b)

white men who owned land

c)

white men and women.

d)

white women.

36.

Although President Jackson believed in states' rights, he supported ____.

a)

tariffs

b)

the Supreme Court

c)

secession

d)

nullification

37.

Which act allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west?  

a)

Federal Act

b)

Settlers Act

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Native American Act

38.

The term which means to reject and prevent it from becoming law is _________

a)

nullify

b)

veto

c)

caucus

d)

approve

39.

The idea that government should rarely interfere in the nation's economy is ________________

a)

nullification

b)

election

c)

veto

d)

laissez-faire

40.

This section of the country was against the tariff.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

41.

Native Americans who were forced to relocate from Georgia and North Carolina by 7,000 U.S. soldiers.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Choctaw

c)

Seminoles

d)

creek

42.

Jackson moves his party to be more democratic by doing what?

a)

Lower tax on voting.

b)

Candidates are chosen by the people.

c)

The House of Representatives have to break a tie.

d)

Candidates may engage in mudslinging.

43.

The Seminole tribe was made up mostly of runaway Creek natives and ____

a)

slaves

b)

cherokee

c)

seminoles

d)

merchants

44.

How did Jackson react to Calhoun's views on nullification?

a)

Agreed with Calhoun and nullification

b)

Met with Calhoun to discuss a compromise

c)

Fired Calhoun on the spot

d)

Publicly disagreed with Calhoun and threatened to hang him

45.

U.S. land in present-day Oklahoma where the Native Americans were relocated was known as

a)

Unknown Terirtory

b)

Native Territory

c)

Northwest Territory

d)

Indian Territory