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Jackson and Reform Quizizz

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Andrew appealed to the common people.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What was the Spoil System?

a)

JFK hired his brother as the United States attorney

b)

Andrew Jackson rewarded his supporters with government jobs

c)

Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana Purchase

3.

What was the result of Worchester v. Georgia?

a)

The court said the Native allowed to stay in Georgia, however this decision was ignored.

b)

The court said the Native Americans had to move

c)

The court said the Native Americans had their own constitution and claimed to be a separate nation.

4.

What was the Trail of Tears?

a)

A law that forced the Native Americans to live in Florida

b)

A trail of people crying

c)

A law that forced all Native Americans to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

5.

Why did Jackson dislike the National Bank?

a)

Jackson disliked the National Bank because he thought it only favored the wealthy.

b)

Jackson disliked the National Bank because it was too high in taxes

c)

Jackson disliked the National Bank because he thought it favored the poor

6.

In Antebellum, America's economy started to boom because of

(a)  

7.

In the 1800's, many Irish moved to America because of the

a)

Religious persecution

b)

War with England

c)

Irish heat wave

d)

Great Irish Famine

8.

Most immigrant groups were treated poorly because of

a)

Racism

b)

Job competition

c)

Land

d)

Poverty

9.

Where did Mormons settle after the death of the leader, Joseph Smith?

a)

Oregon

b)

Utah

c)

Colorado

d)

California

10.

“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

- U.S. Constitution, 1865

1.    Which group achieved their goal with the passage of the above excerpt?

a)

Temperance

b)

Abolitionists

c)

   Transcendentalists

d)

Suffragists

11.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their powers from the consent of the governed.”

 - Declaration of Sentiments, 1848

1.    The excerpt above was used to express the importance of –

a)

women’s rights

b)

temperance

c)

  education

d)

care of the disabled

12.

“…different denominations would preach night and day, four or five days together…for three or four weeks.  I have seen more than 100 sinners fall like dead men under one powerful sermon…”

 - Peter Cartwright, The Backwoods Preacher

 

1.    Events like those described above influenced Americans to-

a)

encourage Congress to quickly pass the Fugitive Slave Law. 

b)

  support a variety of social reform movements. 

c)

persuade support for Nativist movements.

d)

a.    discouraged support of the temperance movement.

13.

1.    The work of Dorthea Dix led to –

a)

education reform for rural America.

b)

  passage of temperance laws

c)

  the creation of the Declaration of Sentiments.

d)

better treatment of the mentally disabled.

14.

·         Denied full equality of citizenship

·         Lacked voting rights

·         Unequal pay

·         Inferior status in society

 

1.    The box above outlines legal and social issues that fostered change for –

a)

transcendentalists

b)

women

c)

children

d)

abolitionists

15.

1.    What was the significance of Seneca Falls, New York?

a)

  Birthplace of reformer, Dorthea Dix

b)

  Distribution center for abolitionist newspapers

c)

Meeting place for a women’s suffrage convention

d)

  Location of first hospital established for the disabled

16.

·         Focus on morality

·         Promote social justice

?

 

1.    Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer above?

a)

Second Great Awakening

b)

Hudson River School

c)

Urbanization and Industrialization

d)

a.    Nullification Crisis

17.

·         Essayist, naturalist, and abolitionist

·         Engaged in acts of civil disobedience 

·         Works included “Walden” and “Resistance of Government”

 

1.    The information in the box above can best be associated with –

a)

  Horace Mann – Education

b)

Frederick Douglass – Abolition

c)

  Sojourner Truth – Women’s Rights

d)

Henry David Thoreau – Transcendentalism

18.

Which of the following best describes the origins of the abolitionist movement?

a)

Sojourner Truth delivering her “Ain’t I a Woman” speech

b)

William Lloyd Garrison launching an abolitionist newspaper.

c)

Quakers establishing a colony based on religious freedom.

d)

  Frederick Douglass delivering first-hand accounts of his life as a slave. 

19.

... [T]he language used in the Declaration of Independence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported as slaves, nor their descendants, whether they had become free or not, were [to be] acknowledged as a part of the people.

-Chief Justice Roger Taney, 1857

1.    Which group worked effortlessly to change the sentiments expressed in the above Supreme Court ruling?

a)

  Labor Unionists

b)

Abolitionists

c)

Transcendentalists

d)

nativists

20.

Which reform movement’s focus was to address the concerns shown in the political cartoon above?

a)

temperance

b)

care of the disabled

c)

prison

d)

labor

21.

“…With preachers announcing that the millennium lay at hand, men and women began to swear off hard spirits; the yearning for perfection drew them until they were pledging total abstinence…”

-The Politics of Sin

The words above were shared at a revival during the Second Great Awakening.  Which of the following reform movements was directly impacted by this event?

a)

prison

b)

care of the disabled

c)

abolition

d)

temperance

22.

An organized social campaign to limit or ban the use of alcoholic beverages..

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Seneca Falls Convention

c)

Second Great Awakening

d)

Declaration of Sentiments

23.

Led by women like Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, this event gathered supporters of women’s rights in July 1848. This event in New York launched the movement for women’s right to vote.

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Seneca Falls Convention

c)

Second Great Awakening

d)

Declaration of Sentiments

24.

a formal statement of injustices suffered by women, written by the organizers of the Seneca Falls Convention.

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Seneca Falls Convention

c)

Second Great Awakening

d)

Declaration of Sentiments

25.

led by Ralph Waldo Emerson, this philosophy emphasized that people should transcend, or go beyond, logical thinking to reach true understanding, with the help of emotions and intuition.

a)

Second Great Awakening

b)

transcendentalism

c)

individualism

d)

Abolitionist

26.

a revival of religious feeling and belief from the 1800s to the 1840s led by preachers like Charles G. Finney. The movememt urged Christians to be "filled with the Spirit of God," do good works...

a)

Second Great Awakening

b)

transcendentalism

c)

individualism

d)

Abolitionist

27.

Former slave who became an abolitionist and women's rights activist.

a)

Horace Mann

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Dorothea Dix

28.

A reformer who believed that the mentally ill needed treatment and care, not to be punished and put in jail.

a)

Horace Mann

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Dorothea Dix

29.

Led a reform movement to make education available to more children. Known as "the father of American public schools."

a)

Horace Mann

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Dorothea Dix

30.

This reformer escaped enslavement and became an important leader in the abolitionist movement. Is known for his autobiographies and famous speeches against slavery.

a)

Horace Mann

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Dorothea Dix

31.

Belonging to a period before a war, especially the American Civil War.

a)

individualism

b)

transcendentalism

c)

Antebellum

d)

Abolitionist

32.

A person who supported abolition, or the ending of slavery

a)

individualism

b)

transcendentalism

c)

Antebellum

d)

Abolitionist

33.

to act based on one’s own beliefs...

a)

individualism

b)

transcendentalism

c)

conform

d)

Abolitionist

34.

To act based on one’s own beliefs...to make change in order to bring about improvement, end abuses, or correct injustices

a)

individualism

b)

reform

c)

conform

d)

Abolitionist

35.

to obey established rules and pattern

a)

individualism

b)

reform

c)

conform

d)

Abolitionist

36.

Most factories in the North during the start of the Industrial Revolution were focused on this industry

a)

Interchangeable Parts

b)

Textiles

c)

Agriculture

d)

Shipbuilding

37.

Demand for cotton rose significantly in the mid-to-late 1700s due to the invention of this

a)

steam power

b)

steel plow

c)

spinning jenny

d)

pasteurization

38.

He was the inventor of the Cotton Gin

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

John Deere

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Horace Mann

39.

By 1840, the United States was supplying (a)   of the world's cotton supply

Choose from the below words
75%
50%
25%
100%
40.

This invention allowed for communication across long distances in the United States

a)

Steam train

b)

Steam boat

c)

Telegraph

d)

Cotton Gin

41.

Match the following terms

a)

Horace Mann

1.

Massachusetts first secretary of education and led common-school movement

b)

Dorothea Dix

2.

A strong advocate of prison reform, specifically the treatment of the mentally ill

c)

Second Great Awakening

3.

This was a Christian renewal movement that

occurred between the 1790s and early to

mid 1800s

d)

Temperance Movement

4.

This was an effort to encourage people to

limit their consumption of alcohol

42.

Church membership significantly declined during the Second Great Awakening

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What did the Gag Rule do?

a)

Allowed abolitionist in Congress to debate slavery.

b)

Forced slaves into the slave trade.

c)

Stopped any bills regarding slavery from being discussed.

d)

Hosted several open-ended debates on slavery.

44.

Horace Mann was a reformer for what area?

a)

Slavery

b)

Women's Voting Rights

c)

Education

d)

Industrialization

45.

Which reformer founded the abolitionist newspaper known as: The Liberator?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

John O'Sullivan

d)

Sojourner Truth

46.

Who is known as the Great Compromiser?

a)

Harvey Clay

b)

Henry Gray

c)

Harry Gray

d)

Henry Clay

47.

What impact in the Dred Scott case have on slavery?

a)

It made slavery legal in the US

b)

It made slavery illegal in the US

c)

It encouraged the slave trade

d)

It stopped the slave trade

48.

Why was the state of Maine created?

a)

To keep free and slave state in balance of power

b)

To encourage people to move North

c)

To maintain power of slave states in government

d)

To help the Fugitive Slave Act be enforced.

49.

How did the Second Great Awakening contribute to the Age of Reform?

a)

People began to question the treatment of others.

b)

Movement brought attention towards the treatment of slave owners.

c)

People were encouraged to help one another.

d)

Religious freedom became a very important aspect of religious life.

50.

During the first Industrial Revolution in the North, work by people shifted to work by ______.

a)

Farmers

b)

Animals

c)

Machines

d)

Slaves

51.

What Constitutional Principle allowed for states New Mexico and Utah to decide to be a free or slave state?

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Popular Vote

d)

Popular Sovereignty

52.

Part of the Compromise of 1850, the slave trade was abolished in ______.

a)

New York

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Washington State

d)

New Mexico

53.

Part of a fear tactic, what happened to Nat Turner?

a)

He was hung for his crimes

b)

He was voted out of office

c)

He was encouraged to be silent

d)

He was sentenced to jail

54.

Name this person and her contribution.

a)

Sojourner Truth -

Women's Voting Rights

b)

Harriet Tubman -

Women's Voting Rights

c)

Dorothea Dix -

Women's Voting Rights

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton -

Women's Voting Rights

55.

Name this person and her contribution to society.

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton -

Women's Voting Rights

b)

Dorothea Dix -

Mental Health

c)

Sojourner Truth - Abolition

d)

Harriet Tubman -

Women's Voting Rights

56.

Name this reformer and his contribution.

a)

Henry Clay

Compromise of 1850

b)

Horace Mann

Education Reform

c)

Stephen Douglas

Education Reform

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

Abolitionist.

57.

“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

- U.S. Constitution, 1865

1.    Which group achieved their goal with the passage of the above excerpt?

a)

Temperance

b)

Abolitionists

c)

   Transcendentalists

d)

Suffragists

58.

What law forced American Indians off their land?

a)

Indian Removal Law

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Indian Removal Pact

d)

Indian Removal Association

59.

Why did Andrew Jackson want to move American Indians off their land?

a)

The land was too crowded

b)

He wanted the land empty

c)

To make room for white settlers

d)

He wanted to use the land for farming

60.

What were the results of the Indian Removal Act?

a)

Forced American Indians living east of the Mississippi River to move west of the river

b)

The American Indians did not have to leave

c)

Chiefs left without a fight

d)

Few American Indians got to stay on their land

61.

How did Cherokee Chief, John Ross, hope to save Cherokee lands?

a)

Through trading

b)

By fighting

c)

Through bribes

d)

Taking case to Supreme Court

62.

What was the Trail of Tears?

a)

Cherokees forced to take 1100 mile journey to Indian Territory.

b)

Cherokees forced to take 100 mile journey to Indian Territory.

c)

Cherokees forced to take 1000 mile journey to Indian Territory.

d)

Cherokees forced to take 2000 mile journey to Indian Territory.

63.

Why was it called Trail of Tears?

a)

One-fourth of the Cherokee died

b)

One-half of the Cherokee died

c)

None of the Cherokee died

d)

All of the Cherokee died

64.

How did the majority of the Cherokee travel on the Trail of Tears?

a)

By boat

b)

By horse

c)

By foot

d)

By wagon

65.

Where did the Indian Removal Act force American Indians to go?

a)

North of Mississippi River

b)

South of Mississippi River

c)

East of Mississippi River

d)

West of Mississippi River

66.

What current day state was the Indian Territory that the Americans Indians were sent to in the Indian Removal Act?

a)

Texas

b)

Missouri

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Arkansas

67.

States ignoring a federal law is called --

a)

nullification

b)

spoils system

c)

suffrage

d)

resettlement

68.

Giving government positions to supporters is the process of --

a)

judicial review

b)

the Whig Party

c)

the spoils system

d)

states; rights

69.

This political party was created by critics of Andrew Jackson --

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalists

c)

Democratic Party

d)

Whig Party

70.

The right to vote is called --

a)

tariff

b)

nullification

c)

suffrage

d)

states' rights

71.

When a region cares more about its interests rather than the nation's interests, this is called --

a)

nullification

b)

sectionalism

c)

states' rights

d)

Judicial Review

72.

The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established the court's right to --

a)

judicial review

b)

pass tariffs

c)

allow suffrage

d)

establish a new political party

73.

This political party was established by Andrew Jackson and his supporters --

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Whig Party

c)

Federalists

d)

Democratic Party

74.

The settlement of people in a new and different place is known as --

a)

suffrage

b)

resettlement

c)

spoils system

d)

tariff

75.

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

76.

Powers that are held by the state governments rather than the national government are known as --

a)

spoils system

b)

judicial review

c)

states' rights

d)

resettlement

77.

What was the primary question regarding the Nullification Crisis?

a)

can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

b)

can a state regulate a federal agency?

c)

can a state overturn a federal law?

d)

can the federal government levy taxes on states?

78.

Which of the following correctly completes this activity?

a)

Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River

b)

Jackson ignores a supreme court ruling

c)

Jackson introduces a bill to Congress

d)

Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress

79.

Conflicting interpretations of this amendment led to the --

a)

Bank War

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

Corrupt Bargain

d)

XYZ Affair

80.

Why was Jackson determined to shut down the National Bank?

a)

he was trying to help the economy

b)

his supporters were pressuring him

c)

the bank kept passing tariffs

d)

he believed it was too powerful and unconstitutional

81.

Indian Territory was established for the Indians who had been removed from their homelands. It is now known as the state of --

a)

Texas

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Kansas

d)

New Mexico

82.

a)

Excuses for slavery

b)

Reasons to move east

c)

Reasons for a belief in Manifest Destiny

d)

Possibilities of states' rights

83.
a)

The conquest of Mexican territory

b)

The purchase of Louisiana from France

c)

The cession of Florida territory from Spain

d)

The land received as a result of the War of 1812

84.

Which of the following are major characteristics during the era of Andrew Jackson?

a)

Disagreements with Great Britain over the violation of civil rights and taxation without representation

b)

Conflict over states rights with South Carolina and the burning of Washington D.C. in 1812

c)

The elimination of the National Bank charter and the removal of eastern Native Americans

d)

Arguments between southern plantation owners and northern abolitionists leading to the ratification of the 13th Amendment

85.

Which of the following are major characteristics during the era of Andrew Jackson?

a)

Justice for American Indian groups

b)

Political machines control elections

c)

Greater democracy for the common man

d)

Wealthy industrialists control domestic policies

86.

Which historical era completes the chart above?

a)

Civil War

b)

Second Great Awakening

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Age of Jackson

87.

The Second Bank of the United States was controversial because-

a)

the President issued an executive order to establish the bank

b)

the U.S. Treasury alone sets all government monetary policies

c)

the House of Representatives has the sole authority to raise revenue

d)

the Constitution does not specifically empower Congress to create a bank

88.

Congressional leaders such as Henry Clay tried to protect American manufacturing interests by which of the following ways?

a)

Lowering the tariffs on southern factory owners

b)

Forcing northern businesses to hire Americans

c)

Implementing high tariffs on foreign goods

d)

Establishing protective tariffs on agricultural goods

89.

One way suffrage expanded during the Jackson presidency was by-

a)

recognizing a woman's right to vote

b)

permitting free African Americans to vote

c)

eliminating property qualifications for voting

d)

extending citizenship to American Indian tribes

90.

The campaign poster above would be best describing which of the following?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James Monroe

91.

Which of the following do you think the above cartoon of President Andrew Jackson best reflects the opinion of his opponents?

a)

The executive branch had become too powerful

b)

The president had become too sympathetic to the common man

c)

The spoil system had failed to improve the government

d)

The President believed in strict construction of the Construction

92.

Many historians consider Andrew Jackson's election as president to be a major shift in American politics that is something referred to as the "Revolution of 1828." Why would his election be considered a "revolution?"

a)

Jackson was unknown before 1828

b)

Jackson was the first general ever elected to public office

c)

Jackson was elected to office by the largest majority in presidential elections

d)

Jackson's election represented a shift of political power from elites to the common people

93.

How did President Jackson respond to the Supreme Court decision to protect the rights and land of the Cherokee?

a)

He ignored the decision

b)

He obeyed the decision after a delay

c)

He asked states to implement his decision

d)

He called for the impeachment of court justices

94.

One goal of the U.S. Congress in passing this act was to-

a)

avoid conflict between white settlers and American Indian tribes

b)

provide legal protections for American Indian tribal land ownership

c)

assimilate American Indian tribes into the culture of the United States

d)

use American Indian tribes to push out foreign control of western territories

95.

The proclamation excerpted above was issued during which of these historical events?

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The Nullification Crisis

d)

The Civil War

96.

In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by-

a)

filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation

b)

ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation

c)

ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation

d)

asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation

97.

Which issue did the Democratic Party support following the presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson?

a)

Abolition of slavery

b)

Nullification of laws

c)

Funding for industrialization

d)

Elimination of the national bank

98.

The Cherokee responded to the state of Georgia's attempts to remove them by-

a)

pleading their case against Georgia in court

b)

declaring war against the Georgia government

c)

moving peacefully from Georgia to the West

d)

signing a treaty allowing them to stay in Georgia

99.

Tecumseh's statement illustrates the many Native Americans--

a)

wanted to be relocated to reservations

b)

were opposed to moving from their land

c)

sought fair compensation for their land

d)

wanted to conquer new territory

100.

The account above is told from the point of view of-

a)

a southern slave

b)

a Native American

c)

an indentured servant

d)

a Chinese immigrant

101.

The election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 had a lasting impact on which of the following political parties?

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Whig

d)

Federalist