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Worksheets2024 AMS Age of Jackson and American Culture
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 32mins
The Nullification Crisis was triggered by strong opposition from South Carolina to the
Force Bill.
Indian Removal Act.
Tariff of Abominations.
Bank of the United States.
Which amendment did South Carolina use to justify the concept of "nullification"?
2nd amendment
1st amendment
10th amendment
5th amendment
Picking someone for a job who pays the president for it
Why did three times as many people vote in the presidential election of 1828 as voted in 1824?
By 1828, women had gained the right to vote in some states, while no women could vote in 1824.
By 1828 all white men had the right to vote without having to own property. White male suffrage had expanded.
The United States had twice as many states and people in 1828 as it had in 1824.
The candidates running for president in 1828 were more interesting than those running in 1824, so more people voted.
How did tariffs affect imported goods?
Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.
Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.
Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.
Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.
Andrew Jackson and his vice-president John C. Calhoun clashed over a tariff. This becomes known as the Nullification Crisis. What happened?
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
During his 2 terms as president, Andrew Jackson
decreased the powers of the presidency
increased the powers of the presidency
worked to improve factory conditions
worked to strengthen the National Bank
Beginning with the election of President Andrew Jackson in 1828, voter participation increased due to the --
passage of an amendment ending religious qualifications for voting
end of property requirements for white males to vote in many states
extension of suffrage to Native Americans
arrival of more immigrants from nations with democratic governments
When a state cancels or overrides a federal law, this is known as....
nullification
veto
abolition
amending
Which of the following did Jackson think was unconstitutional?
Tariffs
the 2nd National Bank
the Indian Removal Act
the Spoils System
What is the name for when Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson fought over the 2nd National Bank?
The Nullification Crisis
The Bank War
The Trail of Tears
The Bank-Financial Crisis
What did the Spoils System lead to?
Lack of job opportunities
Unqualified federal workforce
Greater state government power
Greater voter participation
Which of the following was the leader of the Democratic Party?
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
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?
John Marshall
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
John Ross
During the Age of Jackson, which group of people had greater political power than before?
the common people
the merchants and businessmen
the rich and elite
religious leaders
Which of the following most directly concerned "state's rights"?
The Nullification Crisis
Indian Removal
The Bank War
The Election of 1828
What social movement helped create a desire in individuals to reform society?
the Second Great Awakening
the Hudson River School
Jacksonian Democracy
Era of Good Feelings
_______ said that the mentally ill should be treated in asylums instead of prisons
Susan B. Anthony
Horace Mann
Dorothea Dix
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Declaration of Sentiments said that....
women should have the right to vote
all children should go to free public schools
alcohol should be done away with
the mentally ill should be treated in asylums
Which of the following wrote the Declaration of Sentiments?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Dorothea Dix
Horace Mann
Henry David Thoreau
Who was Horace Mann?
A leader of Transcendentalism
A leader of the Temperance Movement
A leader of the Prison Reform Movement
A leader of the Education Reform Movement
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was_____
A leader of the Abolition Movement
A leader of the Women's Rights Movement
A leader of the Prison Reform Movement
A leader of the Hudson River School
Which of the following wrote the Declaration of Sentiments ?
Lucretia Mott
Dorothea Dix
Henry David Thoreau
James Monroe
Grievances about unequal treatment of women and their inability to vote can be found in...
Walden
Declaration of Sentiments
Civil Disobedience
Monroe Doctrine
What religious movement inspired and motivated Americans to begin working to make life better in America?
Jacksonian Democracy
The Second Great Awakening
Spoils System
Monroe Doctrine
Second Great Awakening
Hudson River School
Free Enterprise
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?
Henry Clay
Henry David Thoreau
Horace Mann
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What was the focus of the Hudson River School of Art?
American landscapes and nature
Human conditions
Telling the story of runaway slaves
Education reform
Which movement did Ralph Waldo Emerson establish and lead?
Temperance
Abolitionism
The Second Great Awakening
Transcendentalism
Which region(s) of the country had a lot of manufacturing (factories)?
the north
the south
the west
the north and south
What social movement helped create a desire in individuals to reform society?
the Second Great Awakening
the Philosophical Movement
the Romantic Movement
the Enlightenment
The right to vote is known as
reform
suffrage
nullification
temperance
Where was the first women’s rights convention in the United States?
Seneca Falls Convention
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
What was the Temperance Movement?
Reform movement that wanted to ban the sale and consumption (drinking) of alcohol.
Reform movement that improved care for the disabled.
Reform movement that fought for women's equal rights
Reform movement that improved care of prisoners.
Which of the following was a religious revival movement?
Temperance
Transcendentalism
The Second Great Awakening
Jacksonian Democracy
Which of the following was a result of the Education Reform Movement?
Increase in the number of free public schools
Decrease in the cost of collages and universities
Private schools were shutdown
The federal government took over education
Which of the following decreased the consumption of alcohol?
Temperance
Transcendentalism
Second Great Awakening
Jacksonian Democracy
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?
Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
Henry David Thoreau
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What was the focus of the Hudson River School of Art?
American landscapes and nature
Telling the story of runaway slaves
Human conditions
Education reform
Which movement did Ralph Waldo Emerson lead?
Temperance
The Second Great Awakening
Abolitionism
Transcendentalism
Which of the following statements best explains the importance of Seneca Falls, New York?
The first women's rights convention occurred where women demanded equality
Upstate farmers met to protest unfair trading practices with Great Britain
A rebellion occurred in which freed slaves took over a factory and federal arsenal
Abolitionists met to discuss a new US Constitution which outlawed slavery
What word means to leave or break away from a country?
secede
nullify
suffrage
transcendentalism
Which movement did the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments come out of?
Women's Rights
Abolition
Temperance
Transcendentalism
Who was the author of Walden and Civil Disobedience?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Horace Mann
Andrew Jackson
What is it called when you break a law as a protest because that law is unjust?
civil disobedience
suffrage
nullification
secede
Which of the following prevented further European colonization in North and South America.
Treaty of Ghent
American System
Which of the following most accurately reflects the spirit of the Era of Good Feelings?
Growing tension between the United States and foreign powers.
Increased political disagreements between the major political parties.
An economic collapse resulting in widespread poverty and depression.
A decrease in political differences and a rise in nationalism.
According to this document, European nations were not allowed to cross the Atlantic Ocean and interfere with other countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
The Constitution
The Declaration of Sentiments
Walden
What is a tariff?
It allows America to charge other countries an export tax.
It allows America to trade freely with any country it wants to.
It is a tax on imported goods. Tariffs made imported goods more expensive.
It is a fee that landowners pay to the national government.
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Era of Good Feelings?
James Monroe as president
Few political difference
Increased patriotism and nationalism
A deeply divided country
Which of the following added Florida to the US?
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Ghent
Monroe Doctrine
American System
Which political party was the only party during the Era of Good Feelings?
The Democratic-Republicans
The Democrats
The Federalists
The Whigs
The Election of 1824 and the Corrupt Bargain led to...
the Monroe Doctrine
the start of the Era of Good Feelings
the introduction of the American System
the creation of the Democratic Party
Andrew Jackson's invasion of Spanish Florida to stop Seminole raids led to...
the Corrupt Bargain
the Treaty of Ghent
the Adams-Onis Treaty
the Monroe Doctrine
This map reflects the borders of the US after....
the Treaty of Ghent
the Adams-Onis Treaty
the Corrupt Bargain
the War of 1812
Susan B. Anthony was part of which reform movement?
Prison / Asylum
Education
Women's rights
Temperance
Which of the following emphasized individualism, materialism, freedom, and self-improvement?
Transcendentalism
Temperance
American Culture
Jacksonian Democracy
