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Jackson Era Unit Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who became the 6th president of the United States?

a)

John Q. Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

James Monroe

2.

When Andrew Jackson lost the 1824 presidential election to Adams due to the "corrupt bargain" what effect did it have on the 1828 election?

a)

Voter participation increased.

b)

Property qualifications for voting were strengthened.

c)

Poll taxes were reduced.

3.

Name given to the 1828 taxation on imported goods that angered many southern states.

a)

Tax of 1828

b)

Ordinance of Nullification

c)

Tariff of Abominations

4.
What state caused the Nullification Crisis in 1832?
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
5.
Which term is connected with a state quitting the United States?
a)
Nullification
b)
Annexation
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Secession
6.

What was the corrupt bargain?

a)

Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun undermined Jackson

b)

Adams threw his support to Jackson to become Secretary of defense

c)

Clay threw his support to Adams to become Secretary of State

d)

John Marshall's Supreme Court decision

7.
Why is the path Native Americans moved west on called the Trail of Tears?
a)
The trail was under water
b)
It stands for the loss of land
c)
So many died along the way due to starvation exposure and disease
d)
There was much fighting and conflict along the way
8.

Standoff between South Carolina and the federal government on the state's belief that it could overturn a federal law was?

a)

Nullification Crisis

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

XYZ Affair

9.
The cartoon is criticizing the policies of which of the following presidents? 
a)
Jackson
b)
Madison
c)
Van Buren
d)
Tyler
10.

Jackson's replacing government officials with his supports was called what?

a)

spoils system

b)

suffrage

11.
Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?
a)
A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
b)
tariffs were lowered
c)
women gained the right to vote
d)
African Americans were allowed to vote
12.
What party was formed to support Jackson for president?
a)
Republican
b)
Democratic
c)
Whig
d)
Libertarian 
13.
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
14.

John C. Calhoun believed that individual states had the right to nullify federal laws.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
When Andrew Jackson was elected president, democracy was expanded by –
a)
extending voting rights to the common man
b)
stopping recolonization in the Americas
c)
increasing the debt of the United States
d)
appointing Henry Clay to serve in his cabinet
16.
Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during Andrew Jackson's presidency? 
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Arkansas
c)
Texas
d)
Mississippi
17.

Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?

a)

President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.

b)

Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.

c)

Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.

18.
The shaded area on the map below was significant during which event?
a)
Nullification Crisis
b)
Creation of the National Bank
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Election of Jackson
19.

The Hudson River School had a specific topic to their art that usually focused on...

a)

landscapes, rivers, countrysides

b)

factories, industry, machines

c)

shipbuilders of the northeast

d)

slavery in the south

20.

What effect did President Jackson have on the National Bank?

a)

President Jackson guaranteed additional funding for the national bank.

b)

President Jackson served on the bank's board of directors.

c)

President Jackson passed a series of executive orders so the bank could operate indefinitely.

d)

President Jackson removed all federal funds from the bank and redistributed them to state banks.

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21.
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.
22.

When a tax is placed on foreign goods it is because the government passed --

a)

a tariff

b)

judicial review

c)

nullification

d)

states' rights

23.

The right to vote is called --

a)

tariff

b)

nullification

c)

suffrage

d)

states' rights

24.
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.
25.

Founder of the Democratic Party; President of the "Common Man"

a)

John C Calhoun

b)

Daniel Webster

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Henry Clay

26.

Ruled only the federal government can regulate interstate commerce. Federal government's power is higher than state power.

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Ogden v. Gibbons

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Dredd Scott v Sanford

27.

What is interstate commerce?

a)

Trade, or the exchange of goods, between two or more states.

b)

Trade, or the exchange of goods, within one state.

c)

Trade, or the exchange of goods, between two or more nations.

28.

Ruled states do not have power to tax the federal government. Federal government's power is higher than state power.

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Ogden v. Gibbons

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Dredd Scott v Sanford

29.

What does embargo mean?

a)

an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

b)

Increase in trade

30.

What president declares the Embargo Act?

a)

Washington

b)

Adams

c)

Jefferson

31.

What causes the Embargo Act?

a)

Jefferson wanted to reduce trade

b)

to punish merchants

c)

to stop Britain from raiding U.S. ships

32.

Why did the Whiskey Rebellion take place?

a)

There was no whiskey in Pennsylvania

b)

People thought Whiskey was evil

c)

People thought Whiskey should be banned

d)

It was a response to Hamilton's Whiskey Tax

33.

How did Washington respond to the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

He left it for Pennsylvania to figure out on their own

b)

His military killed 25 of the rebels

c)

Himself and 12,000 soldiers met the rebellion and it ended soon after

d)

The Battle of Philadelphia broke out

34.

Which of the following is most likely a creation from the Hudson River School?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

The Hudson River School had a specific topic to their art that usually focused on...

a)

landscapes, rivers, countrysides

b)

factories, industry, machines

c)

shipbuilders of the northeast

d)

slavery in the south

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