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Jacksonian Democracy and Tariff of Abomination 1828

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group was disenfranchised by Jackson's policy of expanding democracy?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Women

c)

African Americans

d)

Landowners

2.

What was Jackson's stance on the Bank of the United States?

a)

He supported it.

b)

He opposed it.

c)

He was neutral.

d)

He wanted to expand it.

3.

The purpose of the Indian Removal Act signed by Jackson in 1830 was to:

a)

Relocate Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River

b)

Grant citizenship to Native Americans

c)

Establish reservations within existing states

d)

Promote trade between Native Americans and settlers

4.

Who proposed the theory of nullification in response to the Tariff of Abomination 1828?

a)

John C. Calhoun

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Daniel Webster

5.

Under Jacksonian Democracy, who can vote in the United States?

a)

Women gain the right to vote

b)

African Americans gain the right to vote

c)

Nearly all white males

d)

All males living in the US, regardless of race

6.

The right to vote is called -- (2)

a)

tariff

b)

nullification

c)

suffrage

d)

franchise

7.

Why did Jackson veto the bank bill?

a)

it was unconstitutional and it favored the rich

b)

it was led by Henry Clay

c)

he just loved vetoing bills

d)

the bank was failing

8.

Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?

a)

He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.

b)

He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.

c)

He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.

d)

He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.

9.

The nullification crisis occurred when...

a)

the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.

b)

Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.

c)

South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.

d)

Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

10.

What is an action that cancels federal law to which a state objects?

a)

nationalism

b)

tariff

c)

spoils system

d)

nullification

11.

The nullification confrontation of 1832- 1833 between President Andrew Jackson and South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun concerned

a)

Jackson's attempts to abolish slavery in the South

b)

Calhoun's claim that a state has the power to ignore federal laws

c)

the constitutionality of the second Bank of the U.S.

d)

whether slavery would be allowed in western territories

12.

The nullification crisis occurred when

a)

the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.

b)

Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.

c)

South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.

d)

Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

13.

The concept of nullification became an issue during Jackson's presidency when

a)

South Carolina nullified congressional tariff bills

b)

Southern representatives to the Electoral College switched their votes in the 1824 election

c)

Virginia nullified congressional legislation concerning slavery

d)

South Carolina nullified congressional legislation concerning the removal of 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.

“I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one State, incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destruction of the great object for which it was formed…” Andrew Jackson, 1832

What issue is this about?

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

Westward Expansion

d)

Suffrage

16.

The tariff passed by Congress in 1828, which angered Southerners, was the (a)   .

Choose from the below words

Tariff of Abominations

Industrial Tariff

Jackson Tariff

17.

Cause and Effect: Andrew Jackson refused to uphold the decision of Worcester v. Georgia, which led to

a)

Headright System

b)

Land Lotteries

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Trail of Tears

18.

A major reason for President Andrew Jackson’s policy toward the Cherokee Nation was to

a)

provide Native American Indians with better farmland

b)

enforce the United States Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

c)

obtain land from Native American Indians for white settlers

d)

gain the political support of Native American Indians

19.

(v.) to give up, surrender; to hand over to another

a)

bargain

b)

cede

c)

nullify

d)

plurality

20.

a law that ended the U.S. government's earlier policy of respecting the rights of Native Americans to remain on their land

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Tariff of Abomination

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

21.

a political movement that celebrated the common man and defended the will of the people

a)

inflation

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

doctrine of nullification

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

22.

the route the Cherokees and other Native Americans took during their forced migration from the southeast United States to Oklahoma

a)

inflation

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

doctrine of nullification

d)

treason

23.

President Jackson would have agreed with President T. Jefferson on all of the following except

a)

loose interpretation of the Constitution

b)

strict interpretation of the Constitution

c)

identified as a Common Man

d)

owning of slaves

24.

Which of the following was not part of Henry Clay's American System?

a)

National Bank

b)

states' rights

c)

Protective Tariffs

d)

federal subsidies for infrastructure

25.

Which of Henry Clay's American System did the West want?

a)

National Bank

b)

Protective Tariffs

c)

mining rights

d)

Federal subsidies for improvements to the infrastructure

26.

sued the state of Georgia and the main tribe on the Trail of Tears

a)

Cherokee nation

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Nicholas Biddle

d)

Henry Clay

27.

the term used by southerners to refer to the Tariff of 1828 because it stirred feelings of disgust and hatred

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Tariff of Abomination

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

28.

a law that ended the U.S. government's earlier policy of respecting the rights of Native Americans to remain on their land

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Tariff of Abomination

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

29.

a political movement that celebrated the common man and defended the will of the people

a)

inflation

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

doctrine of nullification

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

30.

a doctrine that said a state could nullify, or reject, a federal law they feel is unconstitutional

a)

inflation

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

doctrine of nullification

d)

treason

31.

the route the Cherokees and other Native Americans took during their forced migration from the southeast United States to Oklahoma

a)

inflation

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

doctrine of nullification

d)

treason

32.

a decrease in the value of money that causes an increase in the price of goods and services

a)

inflation

b)

agrarian

c)

spoils system

d)

treason

33.

to formally reject a decision or proposal made by a legislature

a)

veto

b)

agrarian

c)

spoils system

d)

secession

34.

the practice of rewarding political backers with government jobs

a)

veto

b)

assimilate

c)

spoils system

d)

secession

35.

related to agriculture or farming

a)

truce

b)

agrarian

c)

corruption

d)

secession

36.

dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power

a)

treason

b)

truce

c)

corruption

d)

assimilate

37.

. to adopt the culture or way of life of the nation in which one currently lives

a)

treason

b)

truce

c)

corruption

d)

assimilate

38.

A policy of spreading more political power to more people. It was a "Common Man" theme.

a)

Spoils System

b)

Jacksonian Democracy

c)

Jeffersonian Democracy

d)

Whig Democracy

39.

President Jackson is portrayed in this political cartoon as a king because -

a)

He ended the Presidency and started a monarchy

b)

He refused to follow checks and balances as President

c)

He regained citizenship in England

d)

He allowed Parliament to reinstitute laws against Americans

40.

Which of the following are TRUE about the Nullification crisis? (Pick 2)

a)

Southern states wanted to end the tariff!

b)

Tariffs supported southern farmers and hurt northern factories!

c)

Northerners wanted to secede from the USA!

d)

Tariffs supported Northern factories but hurt southern farmers!

41.

What political party was President Jackson a part of?

a)

Federalist

b)

Republican

c)

Democratic

d)

Whig

42.

Why did Andrew Jackson close the National Bank?

a)

The bank favored the poor!

b)

The bank favored the new manifest destiny lands!

c)

The bank favored the elite!

d)

The bank favored the Supreme Court!

43.

Nullify means -

a)

accept

b)

cancel

c)

amend

d)

refuse

44.

Southern states argued for states rights against the tariff! What amendment gives states rights?

a)

7th

b)

8th

c)

9th

d)

10th

45.

The proclamation excerpted above was issued during which of these historical events?

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The Nullification Crisis

d)

The Civil War

46.

What was President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?

a)

He admitted that the Union was a "compact" of the states

b)

He offered to raise tariffs to keep South Carolina in the Union

c)

He conceded South Carolina's right to secede

d)

He threatened to use force against South Carolina if it did not repeal its nullification policies

47.

Which of the following correctly completes this graphic organizer?

a)

President Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River.

b)

President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling.

c)

President Jackson introduces a bill to Congress.

d)

President Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress.

48.

What is the Spoils System?

a)

President chooses enemies into government positions

b)

President chooses friends for government positions

49.

John Calhoun stood up against President Jackson due to the tariff! Calhoun is from the state of -

a)

North Carolina

b)

North Dakota

c)

South Virginia

d)

South Carolina

50.

President Jackson signed the Force Bill and threatened military action to make southern states pay the -

a)

National Bank

b)

Navy and Air Force

c)

Protective Tariff