Practice/Review1824-1844 Age of Jackson AL CoS#'s 5-13

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What group of people benefited most from Jackson's election?

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Common Man

Answer explanation

Jackson's election marked a shift towards greater democracy, empowering the 'Common Man' by promoting policies that favored the average citizen over the established elite, thus benefiting this group the most.

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The practice in which incoming officials throw out former appointees and replace them with their own friends is known as the _________ system.

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Spoils

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Spoils' because the phrase refers to the practice of replacing former officials with friends, known as the spoils system, which was prominent during Jackson's administration.

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SS10.US1.10

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The Cherokee took the state of ____________ to the Supreme Court.

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Georgia

Answer explanation

The Cherokee Nation took the state of Georgia to the Supreme Court in the case Worcester v. Georgia, which addressed the rights of Native American nations and their sovereignty.

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This man was president from 1829-1837.

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Andrew Jackson

Answer explanation

Andrew Jackson served as the 7th President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, making him the correct answer. Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Henry Clay did not hold the presidency during this time.

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The Trail of Tears went from Georgia and Florida to ____.

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Present-day Oklahoma

Answer explanation

The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation of Native Americans from their ancestral lands in Georgia and Florida to present-day Oklahoma, making it the correct answer.

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The ________________ allowed the government to move the American Indians west of the Mississippi.

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Indian Removal Act

Answer explanation

The Indian Removal Act, passed in 1830, authorized the government to relocate Native American tribes from their ancestral lands east of the Mississippi River to designated territories in the west.

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Which President signed the Indian Removal Act?

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Andrew Jackson

Answer explanation

The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson in 1830, facilitating the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands.

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Why did the 1828 "Tariff of Abominations" create a crisis in the South?

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As an agricultural region dependent on cotton, the South had to compete in the world market. The high tariff on manufactured goods reduced British exports to the United States and forced the South to buy the more expensive Northern manufactured goods.

Answer explanation

The correct choice explains that the South, reliant on cotton, faced higher costs due to the tariff, which limited British imports and forced them to buy pricier Northern goods, creating economic strain.

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What was the Tariff of 1828 referred to by the Southerners?

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Tariff of Abominations

Answer explanation

The Tariff of 1828 was derogatorily called the "Tariff of Abominations" by Southerners, who believed it unfairly favored Northern industries at their expense, leading to significant economic distress in the South.

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Which of the following terms questioned the legality of applying some federal laws in sovereign states? Sectionalism, Tariff of Abominations, Nullification, Trail of Tears

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Nullification

Answer explanation

The term 'Nullification' refers to the legal theory that states can invalidate federal laws they deem unconstitutional, questioning the application of such laws in sovereign states.

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