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CH10: Jackson Era Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

What does the word nullify mean?

a)

to leave

b)

Overturn or to make void

3.

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.

4.
Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government rather than the individual state governments has authority to deal with American Indian affairs?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
5.
What state caused the Nullification Crisis in 1832?
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
6.
What does the Indian Removal Act do?
a)
Pushes all Native Americans into Florida
b)
Allows Georgia to use Native Americans as slaves
c)
Enacts the policy of assimilation
d)
Moves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River
7.
Which term is connected with a state quitting the United States?
a)
Nullification
b)
Annexation
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Secession
8.
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
9.

What was a major reason behind the federal government’s involvement on the relocation's?

a)

To persuade American Indians to become farmers

b)

To acquire valuable agriculture land and natural resources

c)

To punish American Indians who were allies of the British

10.

Where were the natives moved because of the Indian Removal Act?

a)

west of the Mississippi

b)

into Florida

c)

Back to England

d)

South into Spain-Controlled Florida

11.

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

12.

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

a)

spoils system

b)

suffrage

13.

What was the Indian Removal Policy primarily aimed at?

a)

Assimilating Native Americans into European-American culture

b)

Relocating Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi River

c)

Providing Native Americans with citizenship rights

d)

Encouraging peaceful coexistence between settlers and Native Americans

14.

What was the Nullification Crisis about?

a)

The right of states to secede from the Union

b)

The enforcement of federal tariffs by the state of South Carolina

c)

The ability of states to declare federal laws unconstitutional

d)

The dispute over the renewal of the Bank of the United States

15.

What was the Spoils System?

a)

A method of rewarding political supporters with public office

b)

A system for distributing land to settlers

c)

A policy for managing federal budget surpluses

d)

A strategy for promoting American industry

16.

How did the Nullification Crisis affect political and economic policy during the Era of Jackson/

a)
It had no impact on political and economic policy
b)
It resulted in the expansion of federal power and decreased states' rights
c)
It led to the complete elimination of tariffs
d)

highlighted tensions between the federal government and states over states' rights

17.

Which tribes were included in the Five Civilized Tribes?

a)
Aztec, Mayan, Inca, Olmec, Toltec
b)
Inuit, Nez Perce, Blackfoot, Crow, Pawnee
c)
Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Iroquois, Comanche
d)
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole
18.

Which person followed Andrew Jackson as President of the United States?

a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Martin Van Buren
19.

How did the Democratic Party form?

a)
Due to a merger with the Republican Party
b)

As a result of the split between the supporters of President Andrew Jackson and John Q. Adams

c)
As a result of a disagreement over the issue of slavery
d)
Because of a dispute over foreign policy
20.

What final location were many Native American tribes forced to relocate?

21.
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.
22.
What led to the conflict referred to in this excerpt below?
a)
The passage of the Dawes Act.
b)
The Louisiana Purchase.
c)
The adoption of Indian removal policies.
d)
The Battle of Tippecanoe.
23.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 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.

24.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 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.

25.

Why did Andrew Jackson lose the election of 1824?

a)

Jackson did not belong to a political party.

b)

Jackson did not get the majority of the votes.

c)

Jackson was disqualified because of a political scandal.

d)

Jackson had less popular votes than John Quincy Adams.

26.

Which group of people ultimately decided the winner of the election of 1824?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

the voters

c)

the Federalists

d)

the Supreme Court

27.

Andrew Jackson was the __ President of the United States.

a)

8th

b)

6th

c)

7th

d)

9th

28.

Jackson's idea about "equal protection and equal benefits" for all Americans actually included which group

a)

only white men that owned property

b)

all white men and white women

c)

everyone lived in the United States

d)

only white men

29.

Which President is on the 20 dollar bill?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

30.

In what present day state were Native Americans forced to relocate and live as a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

North Dakota

c)

Florida

d)

Georgia

31.

Why were southern representatives against high protective tariffs?

a)

Protective tariffs created potential trade issues with European countries.

b)

Southerners preferred to buy American-made products over foreign goods.

c)

Tax money collected from tariffs would be stored in federal banks.

d)

Most southern states had already settled their debt from the American Revolution.

32.

From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?

a)

Republicans

b)

common people

c)

rich upper-class

d)

Native Americans

33.

In the election of 1828, Andrew Jackson's Democratic Party...

a)

wanted a strong central government

b)

supported a national bank

c)

favored states' rights

d)

was dominated by wealthy merchants and farmers

34.

The only Americans allowed to vote in 1824 and 1828 were

a)

white men who owned land

b)

white men

c)

white women

d)

white men and women

35.


STOP

Which act allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west?

a)

Federal Act

b)

Native American Act

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Fair Trade Act