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2024 AMS Age of Jackson and American Culture

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Nullification Crisis was triggered by strong opposition from South Carolina to the

a)

Force Bill.

b)

Indian Removal Act.

c)

Tariff of Abominations.

d)

Bank of the United States.

2.

Which amendment did South Carolina use to justify the concept of "nullification"?

a)

2nd amendment

b)

1st amendment

c)

10th amendment

d)

5th amendment

3.
Which of the following is the best definition for the spoils system?
a)

Picking someone for a job who pays the president for it

b)
choosing the most qualified applicant for the job
c)
voting for the best candidate to represent the public
d)
rewarding your supporters with jobs in the government once elected
4.

Why did three times as many people vote in the presidential election of 1828 as voted in 1824?

a)

By 1828, women had gained the right to vote in some states, while no women could vote in 1824.

b)

By 1828 all white men had the right to vote without having to own property. White male suffrage had expanded.

c)

The United States had twice as many states and people in 1828 as it had in 1824.

d)

The candidates running for president in 1828 were more interesting than those running in 1824, so more people voted.

5.

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

a)

Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

b)

Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

c)

Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

d)

Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

6.

Andrew Jackson and his vice-president John C. Calhoun clashed over a tariff. This becomes known as the Nullification Crisis. What happened?

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.

7.
Which part of the country suffered the most financially because of tariffs?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
8.

During his 2 terms as president, Andrew Jackson

a)

decreased the powers of the presidency

b)

increased the powers of the presidency

c)

worked to improve factory conditions

d)

worked to strengthen the National Bank

9.

Beginning with the election of President Andrew Jackson in 1828, voter participation increased due to the --

a)

passage of an amendment ending religious qualifications for voting

b)

end of property requirements for white males to vote in many states

c)

extension of suffrage to Native Americans

d)

arrival of more immigrants from nations with democratic governments

10.

When a state cancels or overrides a federal law, this is known as....

a)

nullification

b)

veto

c)

abolition

d)

amending

11.

Which of the following did Jackson think was unconstitutional?

a)

Tariffs

b)

the 2nd National Bank

c)

the Indian Removal Act

d)

the Spoils System

12.

What is the name for when Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson fought over the 2nd National Bank?

a)

The Nullification Crisis

b)

The Bank War

c)

The Trail of Tears

d)

The Bank-Financial Crisis

13.

What did the Spoils System lead to?

a)

Lack of job opportunities

b)

Unqualified federal workforce

c)

Greater state government power

d)

Greater voter participation

14.

Which of the following was the leader of the Democratic Party?

a)

John C. Calhoun

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

John Quincy Adams

15.

Which of the following, created the American System, supported the 2nd National Bank, leader of the Whigs, and was one of Jackson's biggest rivals?

a)

John Marshall

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Henry Clay

d)

John Ross

16.

During the Age of Jackson, which group of people had greater political power than before?

a)

the common people

b)

the merchants and businessmen

c)

the rich and elite

d)

religious leaders

17.

Which of the following most directly concerned "state's rights"?

a)

The Nullification Crisis

b)

Indian Removal

c)

The Bank War

d)

The Election of 1828

18.

What social movement helped create a desire in individuals to reform society?

a)

the Second Great Awakening

b)

the Hudson River School

c)

Jacksonian Democracy

d)

Era of Good Feelings

19.

_______ said that the mentally ill should be treated in asylums instead of prisons

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Horace Mann

c)

Dorothea Dix

d)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

20.

The Declaration of Sentiments said that....

a)

women should have the right to vote

b)

all children should go to free public schools

c)

alcohol should be done away with

d)

the mentally ill should be treated in asylums

21.

Which of the following wrote the Declaration of Sentiments?

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Dorothea Dix

c)

Horace Mann

d)

Henry David Thoreau

22.

Who was Horace Mann?

a)

A leader of Transcendentalism

b)

A leader of the Temperance Movement

c)

A leader of the Prison Reform Movement

d)

A leader of the Education Reform Movement

23.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was_____

a)

A leader of the Abolition Movement

b)

A leader of the Women's Rights Movement

c)

A leader of the Prison Reform Movement

d)

A leader of the Hudson River School

24.

Which of the following wrote the Declaration of Sentiments ?

a)

Lucretia Mott

b)

Dorothea Dix

c)

Henry David Thoreau

d)

James Monroe

25.

Grievances about unequal treatment of women and their inability to vote can be found in...

a)

Walden

b)

Declaration of Sentiments

c)

Civil Disobedience

d)

Monroe Doctrine

26.

What religious movement inspired and motivated Americans to begin working to make life better in America?

a)

Jacksonian Democracy

b)

The Second Great Awakening

c)

Spoils System

d)

Monroe Doctrine

27.
A philosophical and literal movement emphasizing a simple life and truth found in yourself and nature.
a)

Second Great Awakening

b)

Hudson River School

c)

Free Enterprise

d)
Transcendentalism
28.

Which Transcendentalist ended up in jail using civil disobedience as a reason to protest taxes that were being raised for the U.S.-Mexican War?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Henry David Thoreau

c)

Horace Mann

d)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

29.
What was the economy of the South based on?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Mining
c)
Industry
d)
Warfare
30.

What was the focus of the Hudson River School of Art?

a)

American landscapes and nature

b)

Human conditions

c)

Telling the story of runaway slaves

d)

Education reform

31.

Which movement did Ralph Waldo Emerson establish and lead?

a)

Temperance

b)

Abolitionism

c)

The Second Great Awakening

d)

Transcendentalism

32.

Which region(s) of the country had a lot of manufacturing (factories)?

a)

the north

b)

the south

c)

the west

d)

the north and south

33.

What social movement helped create a desire in individuals to reform society?

a)

the Second Great Awakening

b)

the Philosophical Movement

c)

the Romantic Movement

d)

the Enlightenment

34.

The right to vote is known as

a)

reform

b)

suffrage

c)

nullification

d)

temperance

35.

Where was the first women’s rights convention in the United States?

a)

Seneca Falls Convention

b)

Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Bill of Rights

36.

What was the Temperance Movement?

a)

Reform movement that wanted to ban the sale and consumption (drinking) of alcohol.

b)

Reform movement that improved care for the disabled.

c)

Reform movement that fought for women's equal rights

d)

Reform movement that improved care of prisoners.

37.

Which of the following was a religious revival movement?

a)

Temperance

b)

Transcendentalism

c)

The Second Great Awakening

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

38.

Which of the following was a result of the Education Reform Movement?

a)

Increase in the number of free public schools

b)

Decrease in the cost of collages and universities

c)

Private schools were shutdown

d)

The federal government took over education

39.

Which of the following decreased the consumption of alcohol?

a)

Temperance

b)

Transcendentalism

c)

Second Great Awakening

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

40.

Which Transcendentalist ended up in jail using civil disobedience as a reason to protest taxes that were being raised for the U.S.-Mexican War?

a)

Baron de Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Henry David Thoreau

d)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

41.

What was the focus of the Hudson River School of Art?

a)

American landscapes and nature

b)

Telling the story of runaway slaves

c)

Human conditions

d)

Education reform

42.

Which movement did Ralph Waldo Emerson lead?

a)

Temperance

b)

The Second Great Awakening

c)

Abolitionism

d)

Transcendentalism

43.

Which of the following statements best explains the importance of Seneca Falls, New York?

a)

The first women's rights convention occurred where women demanded equality

b)

Upstate farmers met to protest unfair trading practices with Great Britain

c)

A rebellion occurred in which freed slaves took over a factory and federal arsenal

d)

Abolitionists met to discuss a new US Constitution which outlawed slavery

44.

What word means to leave or break away from a country?

a)

secede

b)

nullify

c)

suffrage

d)

transcendentalism

45.

Which movement did the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments come out of?

a)

Women's Rights

b)

Abolition

c)

Temperance

d)

Transcendentalism

46.

Who was the author of Walden and Civil Disobedience?

a)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

b)

Henry David Thoreau

c)

Horace Mann

d)

Andrew Jackson

47.

What is it called when you break a law as a protest because that law is unjust?

a)

civil disobedience

b)

suffrage

c)

nullification

d)

secede

48.
Which part of the country suffered the most financially because of tariffs?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
49.

Which of the following prevented further European colonization in North and South America.

a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

American System

50.

Which of the following most accurately reflects the spirit of the Era of Good Feelings?

a)

Growing tension between the United States and foreign powers.

b)

Increased political disagreements between the major political parties.

c)

An economic collapse resulting in widespread poverty and depression.

d)

A decrease in political differences and a rise in nationalism.

51.

According to this document, European nations were not allowed to cross the Atlantic Ocean and interfere with other countries in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Sentiments

d)

Walden

52.

What is a tariff?

a)

It allows America to charge other countries an export tax.

b)

It allows America to trade freely with any country it wants to.

c)

It is a tax on imported goods. Tariffs made imported goods more expensive.

d)

It is a fee that landowners pay to the national government.

53.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Era of Good Feelings?

a)

James Monroe as president

b)

Few political difference

c)

Increased patriotism and nationalism

d)

A deeply divided country

54.

Which of the following added Florida to the US?

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

American System

55.

Which political party was the only party during the Era of Good Feelings?

a)

The Democratic-Republicans

b)

The Democrats

c)

The Federalists

d)

The Whigs

56.

The Election of 1824 and the Corrupt Bargain led to...

a)

the Monroe Doctrine

b)

the start of the Era of Good Feelings

c)

the introduction of the American System

d)

the creation of the Democratic Party

57.

Andrew Jackson's invasion of Spanish Florida to stop Seminole raids led to...

a)

the Corrupt Bargain

b)

the Treaty of Ghent

c)

the Adams-Onis Treaty

d)

the Monroe Doctrine

58.

This map reflects the borders of the US after....

a)

the Treaty of Ghent

b)

the Adams-Onis Treaty

c)

the Corrupt Bargain

d)

the War of 1812

59.

Susan B. Anthony was part of which reform movement?

a)

Prison / Asylum

b)

Education

c)

Women's rights

d)

Temperance

60.

Which of the following emphasized individualism, materialism, freedom, and self-improvement?

a)

Transcendentalism

b)

Temperance

c)

American Culture

d)

Jacksonian Democracy