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Age of Jackson

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 Andrew Jackson's predecessor was ____________________________

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Q Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

2.

 “To the victor belongs the spoils” is referring to the ________________.

a)

Kitchen Cabinet

b)

Spoil System

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Andrew Jackson's presidency

3.

Jackson's predecessor is remembered as a 

(a)  

4.

Andrew Jackson had a tough demeanor, therefore he was nicknamed:

a)

Cherry Tree

b)

King Maple

c)

Old Hickory

d)

Old Mean Man

5.

The Trail of Tears led Native Americans to settle which of the following states?

a)

Georgia

b)

New York

c)

California

d)

Oklahoma

6.

The 1824 Election was extremely _________ due to the fact that it seemed like a dishonest deal was made.

a)

Practical

b)

Agreeable

c)

Peaceful

d)

Controversial

7.

During the Election of 1824, there were a lot of insults and lies between both candidates known as :

a)

Controversy

b)

Mudslinging

c)

Flattery

d)

Complaints

8.

Practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs

a)

Kitchen Cabinet

b)

Storage Cabinet

c)

Biden's Cabinet

d)

Spoil System

9.

Group of unofficial advisers to President Andrew Jackson

a)

Kitchen cabinet

b)

Storage Cabinet

c)

Biden's Cabinet

d)

Spoil System

10.

Idea that a state had the right to cancel a federal law it considered unconstitutional

a)

Nullification

b)

Abomination

c)

Secede

d)

States Rights

11.

Idea that the states have the right to limit the power of the federal government

a)

Nullification

b)

Abomination

c)

Secede

d)

States Rights

12.

White settlers wanted Cherokee lands because

a)

The Cherokees did not own the land so it was free to take

b)

Gold was found and the land was suitable for growing cotton

c)

Many Cherokees had adopted the customs of White settlers

d)

The Cherokees frequently attacked White settlers

13.

To withdraw from membership in a group

a)

Nullification

b)

Abomination

c)

Secede

d)

States Rights

14.

Something hated is also known as_______________

a)

Nullification

b)

Abomination

c)

Secede

d)

States Rights

15.

What did Andrew Jackson believe about the election of 1824?

(a)  

16.

Which state threatened to secede from the Union in 1832?

a)

Georgia

b)

North Carolina

c)

South Carolina

d)

Virginia

17.

President Andrew Jackson used the spoil system to

a)

Make a lot of money for himself and his friends

b)

Move Native Americans off their traditional land

c)

Veto bills he disliked

d)

Provide jobs to political party supporters

18.

Southerners objected to the protective tariff by calling it

a)

The president effect

b)

The bomb tariff

c)

Mr. Jackson's Tariff

d)

Tariff of abomination