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WorksheetsThe Jacksonian Era
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Jackson favored these instead of teh national bank.
Sectional banks
national bank
state banks
Bank of America
Jackson won this type of votes in the 1824 election but still did not become president.
popular votes
electoral votes
Jackson carried a deep hatred of this country
France
America
Spain
England
During the Nullification Crisis, what was really being tested?
states overriding federal laws
ignoring the Supreme Court decisions
sectional favoritism in laws
if states can leave the counrty
Americans believed that Jackson would defend the rights of the ______ people.
common
wealthy
aristocratic
American Indian
President Jackson wanted to open Native American land to settlement to be used for
agriculture (farming)
manufacturing
apartment buildings
What federal legislation moved Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River, west?
Indian Reorganization Act
Intolerable Acts
Indian Removal Act
What was the supreme court case that ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force?
McCulloch V. Maryland
Worcester V. Georgia
Marbury V. Madison
What was Jackson's nickname, given to him during the War of 1812?
Old Public Functionary
Old Hickory
Big Andy
The Waxhaws Warthog
Voting rights were extended to which group of people before the Election of 1828?
white men who owned land
white men who did not own land
white women who owned land
slaves who had been freed from slavery
Which two groups still were not able to vote in presidential elections in 1828?
farmers & women
women & property owners
African Americans & indentured servants
women & African Americans
What did Andrew Jackson choose to close because he wanted to give more power to the states?
the Boston harbor
the executive branch
the slave trade
the National Bank
What was the main reason Andrew Jackson opposed the Second Bank of the United States?
A) It favored wealthy Eastern elites
B) It was too small to support the economy
C) It was controlled by foreign interests
D) It was ineffective in regulating currency
Which act, signed by Andrew Jackson, led to the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands?
A) Homestead Act
B) Indian Removal Act
C) Dawes Act
D) Trail of Tears Act
What was the 'Spoils System' associated with Andrew Jackson's presidency?
A) A policy of rewarding political supporters with government jobs
B) A system of redistributing land to settlers
C) A method of taxing imported goods
D) A strategy for winning military battles
