Age of Jackson review

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The idea that the common people should control the government

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Jacksonian Democracy

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What was the “spoils system” practiced by newly-elected president Andrew Jackson?

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rewarding supporters by giving them government jobs

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Which group directly benefitted from the ideas of Jacksonian Democracy during the early 1800's? Options: White American males, African slaves, White American women, Native Americans

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White American males

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Jackson had a violent history of conflict with--

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Native Americans

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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?

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Worcester V. Georgia

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation was

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John Marshall

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U.S. President who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ordering ALL Native Americans to be relocated west of the Mississippi River.

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Andrew Jackson

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Thousands of Cherokee did died of exposure, starvation, disease, & heartbreak on the Trail of Tears journey to the Indian Territory?

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true

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The Indian Territory, to which the Cherokee were removed during the Trail of Tears, is the modern-day state of...

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Oklahoma

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Correct Answer: A