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Exploring the Jackson Era

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Andrew Jackson lose the election of 1824?

a)

Jackson did not belong to a political party.

b)

Jackson did not win a majority (more than half) of the votes,

c)

Jackson was disqualified because of a political scandal.

d)

Jackson had less popular votes than John Quincy Adams.

2.

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

a)

House of Representatives

b)

the "common people"

c)

the Federalists

d)

the Supreme Court

3.

Which of the following statements about protective tariffs were true?

a)

BOTH Northern manufacturers and Southerners opposed tariffs

b)

BOTH Northern manufacturers and Southerners supported tariffs

c)

Northern manufacturers supported tariffs, Southerners opposed tariffs

d)

Protective tariffs made imported goods from Europe cheaper

4.

What was the main issue during the nullification crisis?

a)

voting rights

b)

westward expansion

c)

slavery

d)

states' rights

5.

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

6.

The Supreme Court ruled on the side of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia (1832) saying that the state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee. What was President Jackson's response to this ruling?

a)

he ignored the Supreme Court's decision

b)

he respected the Supreme Court's ruling and left the Cherokee alone

c)

he fired all of the Supreme Court justices and demanded a new case

d)

he allowed Cherokee to stay in Georgia but successfully removed Seminole from Florida

7.

How did President Andrew Jackson view the Bank of the United States?

a)

Jackson supported the Bank and signed a bill to renew its charter

b)

Jackson viewed the Bank as a monopoly that favored wealthy Easterners and limited western growth

c)

Jackson was responsible for creating the bank to hold federal government's money and control the nation's money supply.

d)

Jackson believe that federal government money should be held in foreign banks.

8.

Andrew Jackson was the __th President of the United States.

a)

8

b)

6

c)

7

d)

9

9.

Which state threatened to secede, or leave the United States, due to high tariffs place on imports?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Georgia

c)

Virginia

d)

South Carolina

10.

How did Andrew Jackson respond to the South Carolina's secession (to leave the Union) threat?

a)

he ignored the threat

b)

he added an amendment to the Constitution

c)

he sent 50,000 troops to the threatening state to enforce the Constitution

d)

he promoted a slave rebellion

11.

Jackson's ideas about political rights and equality included:

a)

only white men

b)

all men

c)

only white women and white men

d)

everyone who lived in the United States

12.

In the case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the United States Supreme Court ruled that:

a)

States had to support a national bank.

b)

The spoils system was unconstitutional.

c)

The state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee.

d)

The federal government had no authority over Native Americans.

13.

Why was the removal of the Cherokee people from Tennessee and Georgia called the Trail of Tears?

a)

The Cherokee's trail disappeared after they left.

b)

The Cherokee suffered and many died when they had to leave their homeland.

c)

The Cherokee traveled mainly by water.

d)

The Cherokee left a trail so other Native Americans could find them.

14.

Won the Election of 1824 after winning the support of the House of Representatives becoming the 6th president of the U.S.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Marshall

d)

Martin Van Buren

e)

Andrew Jackson

15.

Supported John Quincy Adams in Election of 1824 and was awarded Secretary of State.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Marshall

d)

Martin Van Buren

e)

Andrew Jackson

16.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Marshall

d)

Martin Van Buren

e)

Andrew Jackson

17.

The president that actually ordered the Trail of Tears

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Marshall

d)

Martin Van Buren

e)

Andrew Jackson

18.

Refused to enforce the Supreme Court's ruling to allow the Cherokee to keep their land.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Henry Clay

c)

John Marshall

d)

Martin Van Buren

e)

Andrew Jackson

19.

Political body that decided presidential election of 1824 after no candidate received a majority:

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Democrat

c)

Cherokee

d)

Seminole

e)

U.S. Supreme Court

20.

Andrew Jackson's presidency gave birth to which modern-day political party:

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Democrat

c)

Cherokee

d)

Seminole

e)

U.S. Supreme Court

21.

Forced to relocate from the state of Georgia:

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Democrat

c)

Cherokee

d)

Seminole

e)

U.S. Supreme Court

22.

Resisted removal in the state of Florida:

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Democrat

c)

Cherokee

d)

Seminole

e)

U.S. Supreme Court

23.

ruled that the state of Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee:

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Democrat

c)

Cherokee

d)

Seminole

e)

U.S. Supreme Court