WorksheetsCHAPTER 10: The Age of Jackson
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How were voting rights expanded during the 1820's?
a)
Women were given the right to vote
b)
Many states lowered or eliminated the property ownership requirement for men to be eligible to vote.
c)
Native Americans were given the right to vote
d)
African Americans were given the right to vote
2.
Andrew Jackson won the election of 1828 against
a)
John Adams I
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Martin Van Buren
d)
John C. Calhoun
3.
The period of expanding democracy in the 1820s and 1830s was called
a)
Jacksonian Democracy
b)
Nationalism
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Jacksons Administration
4.
Voters of Jackson believed that he would defend the rights of common people and the slave states. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
5.
If you were a political supporter of Jackson during the election of 1828, it was possible that Jackson may provide you with a government job. These hires were perceived as unfair to many, especially those fired and replaced. This was called the
a)
Spoils systems
b)
Kitchen cabinet
c)
Jackson's inauguration
d)
Unfair employment
6.
True or False: Many Cherokee had adopted the culture of white people in order to prevent conflicts
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What were the 3 areas where Regional Differences were occurring?
a)
Great Britain
b)
a place on your body
c)
Canada
d)
The North, The South and The West
8.
The economy of the Southern States was driven by what industry. Choose the answer that best fits:
a)
agriculture
b)
cotton
c)
fashion
d)
manufacturing
9.
The economy of the Northern States was driven by what industry. Choose that which best fits.
a)
farming
b)
textiles
c)
fashion
d)
manufacturing
10.
Why did the south not approve of the tariff imposed on imported goods? Pick the one that best fits
a)
They did not like the British so they wanted them to be taxed more
b)
It would hurt the Southern economy
c)
it meant that the south wouldn't be able to trade with Europe
d)
the north would benefit from high tariffs
11.
Which Native American groups refused to leave their land?
a)
Choctaw
b)
Seminole
c)
Cherokee
d)
Prairie
12.
Controversy was rising between the southern and northern states. This continues for the next thirty years until it explodes with what domestic war:
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
The Civil War
d)
The Revolutionary War
13.
Jackson was majorly opposed to what federal institution?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
National Bank
c)
National Post Office
d)
National Tax Department or IRS
14.
The Panic of 1837 could be described as:
a)
a severe economic depression
b)
a terrible downturn in the economy where people lost their jobs
c)
Jackson caused it but Van Buren was blamed for it
d)
All of the above work
15.
What was the name of the law that congress approved, making the forced removal of Native Americans from their land legal, yet unconstitutional.
a)
The Indian Removal Act
b)
This is ridiculous, this would never have happened
c)
The Native American Land Exchange
d)
The Indian Relocation Act
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