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Key Events in Early America

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the primary purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

a)

To establish new trade routes with Native American tribes

b)

To relocate Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River

c)

To grant Native Americans U.S. citizenship

d)

To create reservations within existing states

2.

Which U.S. President signed the Indian Removal Act into law?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James Monroe

d)

John Quincy Adams

3.

The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of which Native American tribe?

a)

Apache

b)

Sioux

c)

Cherokee

d)

Navajo

4.

What was the outcome of the Worcester vs. Georgia Supreme Court case?

a)

The court ruled that states could impose laws on Native American lands

b)

The court ruled that Native American tribes were sovereign nations

c)

The court ruled that Native Americans must pay taxes to the state

d)

The court ruled that Native Americans could not own land

5.

Which event is often referred to as the "Corrupt Bargain"?

a)

The signing of the Indian Removal Act

b)

The Election of 1824

c)

The Trail of Tears

d)

The Worcester vs. Georgia decision

6.

Who became President of the United States as a result of the Election of 1824?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

William Crawford

7.

What was Andrew Jackson's political appeal to the "common man"?

a)

He was a wealthy aristocrat

b)

He was a military hero and self-made man

c)

He was a scholar and intellectual

d)

He was a former Supreme Court justice

8.

Which of the following was a direct result of the Indian Removal Act?

a)

The expansion of the U.S. into Canada

b)

The Trail of Tears

c)

The end of the War of 1812

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

9.

What was the main argument of the Cherokee Nation in the Worcester vs. Georgia case?

a)

They argued for the right to vote in U.S. elections

b)

They argued that they were a sovereign nation not subject to state laws

c)

They argued for the right to own slaves

d)

They argued for the right to establish their own currency

10.

Which of the following best describes the "common man" during Andrew Jackson's presidency?

a)

Wealthy landowners

b)

Industrialists and factory owners

c)

Farmers and frontier settlers

d)

Bankers and merchants