WorksheetsThe AGE of JACKSON
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following describes the primary function of nominating conventions?
Permitting party members to attend political debates
Allowing party leaders to determine political candidates
Gathering party leaders to evaluate political appointments
Giving party members voice in deciding political candidates
The policies and philosophies of the Jacksonian Era represented a move toward great democratization. Choose two ways that democracy expanded during the Jacksonian Era. SELECT 2
people gained the right to nominate their electors
looser voting requirements allowed more men to vote
voting age was lowered to give more people a voice in politics
Voting rights were extended to black men who owned property.
In the election of 1828, Jackson received more popular support than Adams. Voters viewed Jackson as a I__________ man,
A. reformer and a patient
B. scholar and a thoughtful
C. war hero and a self-made
D. legal expert and a humble
In the election of 1828, Jackson received more popular support than Adams. Voters viewed Jackson as a war hero and self made man, and they perceived Adams as II__________.
E. tough and stubborn
F. elite and out of touch
G. rude and easily angered
H. corrupt and manipulating
Which of the following issues was most responsible for regional tensions during Jackson’s presidency?
morality of slavery
tariffs on imported goods
expansion of voting rights
limitations on land expansion
Many southerners used the states’ right doctrine to support the position that individual states had the right to __________ they opposed.
nullify any federal law
amend trade restrictions
appeal electoral outcomes
veto executive appointments
Which of the following was a consequence of Jackson’s opposition to the Second Bank of the United States?
military unrest
Trade Expansion
Economic Inflation
Judicial Corruption
Which of the following describes why Jackson supported the Indian Removal Act?
He believed that Native Americans were unable to adapt to the culture of white society.
He desired to protect Native Americans from aggressive attacks by neighboring militias.
He wanted to reduce the ability of Native Americans to influence political and legal matters.
He argued that opening Native American lands to white settlement would improve the economy.
Choose two ways in which the Cherokee resisted relocation.
fought with force
hid in mountains
sought political office
adopted our culture
pursued legal challenges
In Florida, I__________ leaders were forced to sign a removal treaty that their followers decided to ignore.
Fox
Sauk
Seminole
Cherokee
A leader named II__________ urged his people to resist with force.
Black Hawk
Osceola
Sequoya
Samuel Austin Worcester
